Artemisia Gentileschi and the Business of Art.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Christopher R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painters--Italy--Economic conditions--17th century.

Painters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2024.

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Artemisia Gentileschi and the Business of Art".

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction: Art, Luxury, Value

Part I: Becoming Artemisia: Rome, 1606-1613

1. In her Master's House: Gentileschi's Artistic Training in the Artists' District of Baroque Rome

2. 'Ritratto nudo': Gentileschi's First Paintings in the Workshop of Orazio Gentileschi

3. 'Without peer': The Beginnings of Gentileschi's Career as an Independent Specialist

Part II: Announcing Artemisia: Florence, 1613-1620

4. Birth, Death, Rebirth: Gentileschi Launches Herself as an Independent Painter in Baroque Florence

5. Selling the Self: Self-portraiture and the Invention of 'Artemisia'

6. 'No little horror': Reinventing Judith and Holofernes for the Medici

Part III: Acclaiming Artemisia: Rome and Venice, 1620-1629

7. Rome, 1620-1627: Transforming Old Subjects and the Challenge of Patronage

8. A Business Evaluation of Gentileschi's Career in the 1620s: Productivity, Specialisation and the Problem of Typecasting

9. Venice, 1627-1629: From Realism to Refinement and the Creation of a Celebrity Brand

Part IV: Selling Artemisia: Naples and London, 1630-c.1656

10. 'A great cry spread throughout the city': Gentileschi's Neapolitan Success in the 1630s

11. 'Sold by her hand': Setting Prices and Getting Paid in Baroque Naples

12. Naples, 1640-c.1656: Gentileschi's Neapolitan Workshop and the Endgame of her Final Years

Part V: Resurrecting Artemisia, c.1656-Present

13. A Star Is Born: The Afterlife of a 'Great genius'

14. From the Connoisseur's Studio to the Global Blockbuster: Gentileschi and the Monographic Retrospective Exhibition

15. Artemisia beyond the Academy

Appendix of Tables

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgements

Photography and Copyright Credits.

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ISBN:

9780691258010

0691258015

OCLC:

1423133243