Gentileschi

[ jen-tl-es-kee; Italian jen-tee-les-kee ]

noun

1. Ar·te·mi·sia [ahr-t, uh, -, mizh, -, uh, -, mizh, -ee-, uh, ah, r, -te-, mee, -zyah], 1593?–1652?, Italian painter.

Example Sentences

She was the daughter and pupil of Orazio Lomi who adopted the name Gentileschi from his maternal uncle.

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Gentileschi formed his style, however, on the finest examples in Rome, assisted by his friend Agostino Tassi.

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Soon after his marriage he became attached to Artemisia Gentileschi, a celebrated lady painter.

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In his colouring, besides his master and Gentileschi, who were both followers of Guido, he imitated Rubens.

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Gentileschi has most power: she was a gifted, but a profligate woman.

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