5/19/2023 0 Comments Letizia treves national gallery![]() Treves points out that Artemisia's “life story is intertwined with her art”. ![]() In recent decades, there has been growing interest in the artist, because of both her astonishing personal story and increasing concern that female painters have been underrepresented in art history and museum displays. Letizia Treves, the National Gallery’s curator, says that this will enable us to see “the real Artemisia”. The exhibition will be focused on paintings that have almost universally accepted attributions, excluding those that are seriously questioned by some specialists. The newly conserved painting went on display today (19 December). This follows its recent purchase of her Self-portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria (1615-17). In 2020, the National Gallery in London is to hold a major exhibition on Artemisia Gentileschi, arguably Europe’s greatest female Old Master (April-July 2020). ![]()
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