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Violence & virtue : Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith slaying Holofernes / Eve Straussman-Pflanzer

Author
Straussman-Pflanzer, Eve
Additional Titles
Violence and virtue
Published
Chicago, Illinois : The Art Institute of Chicago, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
Physical Description
40 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Additional Creators
Art Institute of Chicago

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Contents
Foundation statement / Daniele Bodini -- Foreword / Douglas Druick -- Artemisia Gentileschi and Florentine court culture / Eve Straussman-Pflanzer.
Summary
"Violence and Virtue examines a single, uniquely powerful painting: Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi. A quintessential example of early Baroque painting, this work has, more than any other picture in her oeuvre, come to define Gentileschi as an early modern woman and a superb Baroque painter. Eve Straussman-Pflanzer explores the circumstances surrounding the painting's creation and the meanings conveyed by the image itself. Among other topics of investigation, the author addresses the role of women artists and patrons in the 17th century and the fascination with violence and the importance of female heroes during the Baroque era. A comparative analysis between Gentileschi's masterpiece and other paintings and works on paper by artists such as Caravaggio, Botticelli, Cristofano Allori, and Felice Ficherelli, among others, testifies to the importance of Gentileschi's portrayal of the heroine Judith"--
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ISBN
9780300186796 (pbk.)
0300186797 (pbk.)
Note
"Violence and Virtue: Artemisia Gentileschi's "Judith Slaying Holofernes" was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title organized by and presented at the Art Institute of Chicago from October 17, 2013, to January 9, 2014."
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-39).
Source of Acquisition
Purchased with funds from the Barbara S. Klein Libraries Collection Endowment in Art History and International Affairs; 2014
Endowment Note
Barbara S. Klein Libraries Collection Endowment in Art History and International Affairs
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