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1611: A city where women are seen but not heard.
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1611: A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard.
Artemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. But her future is not her own – she belongs to her father and will belong to her husband.
Until a mysterious tutor enters her life. Tassi is a dashing figure, handsome and worldly, and for a moment he represents everything that a life of freedom might offer. But then the unthinkable happens.
In the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain.
But Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell
Travel Guide
Rome 1611
Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter. Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished 17th-century artists, initially working in the style of Caravaggio. She was producing work in an era when women had few opportunities to pursue artistic training or work as professional artists.
Gentileschi was the first woman to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence
Many of Gentileschi’s paintings feature women from myths, allegories, and the Bible, including victims, suicides, and warriors.
Some of her best known subjects are Susanna and the Elders , Judith Slaying Holofernes and Judith and Her Maidservant.
Her achievements as an artist were long overshadowed by the story of painting tutor Agostino Tassi raping her when she was a young woman and Gentileschi being tortured to give evidence during his trial. This novel looks at this time and shows how the woman was made to be the villain of the piece. However, we get to see her brilliance, her art and her strength and this is the true story of it all.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Disobedient
Destination/Location: Rome Author/guide: Elizabeth Fremantle Departure: 1611
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