women in art: artemisia gentileschi (1593-1653)

self portrait as saint catherine of alexandria (1615)

artemisia gentileschi was one of the most notable female painters of the renaissance era, being commissioned by the catholic church and the spanish royal family in a time when women were mostly discouraged from art. she centered her works around women and specifically female emotions that weren't painted by many male artists of the day. more on her life from art net

susanna and the elders (1610)

judith slaying holofernes (1612)

madonna and child (1613)

mary magdalene (1618)

portrait of a lady dressed in a gold-embroidered costume (1620)

jael and sisera (1620)

mary magdalene as melancholy (1625)

minerva (1640)

Florence (Italy)