48. Artemisia Gentileschi with Rachel Vogeleisen




Jo's Art History Podcast show

Summary: <p>This week I sit down with photographer Rachel Vogeleisen to discuss 4 works from the brilliant <strong>Artemisia Gentileschi!!!</strong></p> <p><strong>Artemisia Gentileschi</strong> was an Italian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque">Baroque</a> painter and is considered among the most accomplished seventeenth-century artists.</p> <p>In an era when women had few opportunities to pursue artistic training or work as professional artists, Gentileschi was the first woman to become a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accademia_delle_Arti_del_Disegno">Accademia di Arte del Disegno</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence">Florence</a> and she had an international clientele.</p> <p>Many of Gentileschi's paintings feature women from myths, allegories, and the Bible, including victims, suicides, and warriors. Gentileschi was known for being able to depict the female figure with great <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts)">naturalism</a> and for her skill in handling colour to express dimension and drama.</p> <p>Her achievements as an artist were long overshadowed by the story of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agostino_Tassi">Agostino Tassi</a> raping her when she was a young woman and her participation in the trial of her rapist.</p> <p>Rachel and I discuss how this event shaped the art that she made, why she is a feminist icon and why her subjects are still (sadly) so relevant to today’s world.</p> <p>A great episode and I hope you enjoy it!</p> <p>Jo</p> <p>Host: Jo McLaughlin</p> <p>@josarthistory</p> <p>Guest:</p> <p>Rachel Vogeleisen</p> <p>Website: <a href="https://rachelvogeleisenprints.com/">https://rachelvogeleisenprints.com</a></p> <p>Instagram @rachelvogeleisen</p> <p><u><strong>SOME LINKS:</strong></u></p> <p>Great overview and videos of Artemisia:</p> <p><a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/baroque-art1/baroque-italy/a/gentileschi-conversion-of-the-magdalene">https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissance-reformation/baroque-art1/baroque-italy/a/gentileschi-conversion-of-the-magdalene</a></p> <p>And here: <a href="https://www.designartmagazine.com/2020/12/artemisia-gentileschi.html">https://www.designartmagazine.com/2020/12/artemisia-gentileschi.html</a></p> <p>National Gallery Artemisia in 8 paintings: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNsg6RnlJtI&amp;t=618s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNsg6RnlJtI&amp;t=618s</a></p> <p>National Gallery Series on restoring Self-portrait: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXX8s2aH5co&amp;t=0s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXX8s2aH5co&amp;t=0s</a></p> <p>FKA Twigs on Artemisia Gentileschi for Google Arts and Culture:</p> <p><a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/project/artemisia-gentileschi">https://artsandculture.google.com/project/artemisia-gentileschi</a></p> <p><strong>Judith slaying Holofernes</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-beheading-holofernes">https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-beheading-holofernes</a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corisca_and_the_Satyr">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corisca_and_the_Satyr</a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Slaying_Holofernes_(Artemisia_Gentileschi,_Naples)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Slaying_Holofernes_(Artemisia_Gentileschi,_Naples)</a></p> <p><strong>Judith and maidservant</strong></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_and_Her_Maidservant_(Detroit)"><strong>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_and_Her_Maidservant_(Detroit)</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Corsica and the satyr</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.artemisiagentileschi.org/corisca-and-the-satyr/">https://www.artemisiagentileschi.org/corisca-and-the-satyr/</a></p> <p><strong>Susanna and the elders.</strong></p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jos-art-history-podcast/message