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1593–1653

Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter who initially worked in the style of Caravaggio. Her paintings often depict women from myths, allegories and the Bible, including victims, suicides and warriors. Her best-known works include Susanna and the Elders, Judith Slaying Holofernes and Judith and Her Maidservant. She was the first woman admitted to Florence’s Accademia di Arte del Disegno and had an international clientele.