Artemisia Gentileschi, Warrior Painter

Sep 19, 2020

1h 0m

★ 5.6

A woman artist, a warrior painter. The first in the history of art.

Overview

An account of the life of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), the first female artist to get international acclaim, recognized as a modern icon, due to her personality and her unyielding defense of her professional integrity.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Delta Star Pictures

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Salvatore Audia

Artemisia

Angela Curri

Young Artemisia

Melissa Pignataro

Self - Art Historian

Simon Gillespie

Self - Art Historian

Adriana Capriotti

Self - Art Historian

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