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🔵 what's your favorite painting by Artemisia Gentileschi? Do you like her art? Leave a comment down below 🥰🟥👇 Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8, 1593, in Rome and is one of the most distinguished artists of her generation. She challenged the societal limitations placed on female artists during her time and became a successful history painter in her own right. Her career took her from Rome to Florence, Venice, London, and Naples, where she worked for elite patrons such as the Medici family in Florence and King Philip IV of Spain. Artemisia was the eldest of Prudenzia Montoni and Orazio Lomi Gentileschi’s (1563–1639) five children as well as their only daughter. She was born into an artistic family. In addition to her father, her grandfather Baccio Lomi (–1595) and her uncle Aurelio Lomi (1556 – 1622) were well-known Pisan painters. Originally a mannerist-style painter, Orazio became a follower of Caravaggio’s practice of working from nature,
