Allegory of Painting (Artemisia Gentileschi)
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| Allegory of Painting (Artemisia Gentileschi) | |
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| Artist | Artemisia Gentileschi |
| Year | 1620s |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 95.5 cm (37.6 in) × 133 cm (52 in) |
| Location | Musee de Tesse |
| Identifiers | Joconde work ID: 07700000071 |
Allegory of Painting is an artwork painted by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It hangs in the , Le Mans, France.[1]
Description[]
A nude woman lies on her side, apparently asleep, with her midsection partially covered by drapery. She is surrounded by the tools of an artists, such as a palette, drawing compass and brushes as well as the symbolic mask of imitation.[2] Analysis of x-rays revealed another image under the left arm - a bishop wearing a mitre.[3]
Provenance[]
It was first documented in the Popeliniere family, from whom it was acquired by the present owners in 1836.[4]
Attribution[]
It is one of multiple paintings done by Gentileschi with this theme, but the depiction in this particular painting is unusual, and scholars have debated the meaning and attribution. Bissell saw the depiction as too crude to be the work of Artemisia; he instead viewed it as an insult to the family of Orazio Gentileschi, her father, by the hand of his adversary Giovanni Baglione.[2] Christiansen however supported the attribution to Artemisia, relating it to other works of hers from the same period.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Allégorie de la Peinture ; Femme couchée". www.pop.culture.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ a b Bissell 1999, p. 300.
- ^ Christiansen & Mann 2001, p. 355.
- ^ Bissell 1999, p. 299.
- ^ Christiansen & Mann 2001, pp. 354–355.
Sources[]
- Bissell, R. Ward (1999). Artemisia Gentileschi and the Authority of Art : Critical Reading and Catalogue Raisonné. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0-271-01787-2. OCLC 1008129172.
- Christiansen, Keith; Mann, Judith Walker (2001). Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi. New York; New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press. ISBN 1588390063.
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