First published in 1953, Artemisia is a classic of 20th century Italian
literature. From its first publication in 1953, Artemisia, a novel about
Artemisia Gentileschi, an iconic 17th century painter, by Anna Banti,
a brilliant Italian art historian, established itself as a feminist
masterpiece. Like Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower and Marguerite
Yourcenar'sMemoirs of Hadrian, Artemisia is a book about the process of
artistic creation.
Much in Gentileschi's life marked her out as a
victim - rape at the age of 18, a forced marriage to a man she did not
love and, a powerful, patriarchal father, Orazio Gentileschi, who
failed to value her artistic genius. But Gentileschi did not accept the
status of victim, in the years between 1610 and 1650, she produced
over 50 paintings that have established her as one of the great painters
of all time. She gave up everything - "all tenderness, all claim to
feminine virtues" to dedicate herself solely to painting.
Sacrifices that Anna Banti, herself an artist, fully understands and captures in this amazing novel.
ARTEMISIA - Anna Banti, Susan Sontag (Introduction By)
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