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WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO IBD

BARBERA FOUNDATION INC
04 / 2021
9781947431348
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Sinopsis

Weary of hearing what a woman couldnâÇÖt do, she had no choice but to show them what she could. Four centuries later, the world finally noticed.áThough she was 'just a girl,' Artemisia GentileschiâÇÖs father recognized and nurtured his daughterâÇÖs raw talent and escorted her into the male-dominated elite circle of seventeenth-century fine artists. Later dishonored in the most humiliating way and betrayed by her father for the sake of his own reputation and fortune, the Caravaggio-inspired teenager summoned the fortitude to confront the monster who had stolen her virtue in a very public months-long trial.At a time when a womanâÇÖs reputation meant everything, Artemisia was considered damaged goods. Undeterred, she forged a daring path, earning a living through commissions from popes and cardinals, dukes and duchesses, kings and queens. Though traditionally objectified in art, ArtemisiaâÇÖs brushstrokes celebrated womenâÇÖs strength and defiance.For centuries, her father got credit for many of her paintings, but today they stand on their own merit, their creatorâÇÖs dishonor and personal tragedies lost to time. Until now.