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Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Artemisia Gentileschi · about 1615-17

Artemisia Gentileschi: 1593–1654 or later

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Other names (19)

Artemesia Schiattesi, Artemiggia, Artemiggia Gentileschi, Artemisa, Artemiscia Gentoleschi, Artemisia, Artemisia del Gentileschi, Artemisia Gentilesca, Artemisia Gentileschi Lomi, Artemisia Lami Gentileschi, Artemisia Lomi, Artemissa del Gentileschy, Artemitia, Artemitia Gentilesca, Artemizia Gentilesca, Artimisi, Artimisia Gentileschi, Gentilesca, Gentilesche

Artemisia Gentileschi trained in Rome with her father, Orazio Gentileschi, before establishing an independent career. She worked in Florence, Rome, Venice, Naples and London, receiving commissions from prominent European patrons. In Florence she became a member of the Academy of the Arts of Drawing in 1616. From 1630 she based her successful studio in Naples, with a period in London late in the decade. Her surviving paintings include biblical narratives and self-portraits that explore different roles and forms of authority. The date of her death remains uncertain: the National Gallery records evidence that she was still alive in August 1654. That uncertainty is retained here.

Influenced by

  • Orazio Gentileschidocumented
    Evidence

    The National Gallery records that Artemisia trained with her father Orazio.

Later influence

Connections are still being researched.

Sources & research notes 11
  • Wikidata (CC0)authority enrichment

    Wikidata CC0: aliases, short description and non-deprecated P135 movement associations. No influence claims inferred. Review required.

  • National Gallery, Londonbiography

    Original concise biography based on this museum account, with observations about Artline’s selected works.

  • National Gallery, Londongeography

    Geographic affiliations reviewed against the museum biography; country labels are modern reference geography, not claims of historical citizenship.

  • National Gallery, Londonidentity

    Artist identity reviewed against this museum biography.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)identity

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • National Gallery, Londonmovements

    Primary movement is an editorial classification within Artline’s existing taxonomy, informed by this account of the artist’s period and practice.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)ranking

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • The National Gallery, Londontimeline dates

    Starter authority link; record remains in review.

  • National Gallery, Londontimeline dates

    The National Gallery documents Artemisia alive in August 1654. Exact death year is unknown; numeric death_year is cleared. Timeline end 1654 is a last-attested bound and labelled 1654 or later, not an asserted year of death. Older 1652/53 and c.1654 evidence is preserved.

  • Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)timeline dates

    Pantheon 2025 by Datawheel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Yu et al. (2016), Scientific Data 2:150075, doi:10.1038/sdata.2015.75. Adapted selection ranked by HPI; popularity is not artistic quality. Source dates are not independently reviewed; existing editorial dates are preserved.

  • WikiArt women artists review — 20 September 2026wikiart woman artist review

    See the linked source for supporting information.