Examined through the lens of cuttingedge scholarship Artemisia Gentileschi clears a pathway for nonspecialist audiences to appreciate the artists pictorial intelligence as well as her achievement of a remarkably lucrative and highprofile career. Bringing to light recent archival discoveries and newly attributed paintings this book highlights Gentileschis enterprising and original engagement with emerging feminist notions of the value and dignity of womanhood. Beautifully illustrated throughou