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c. 1630. Oil on canvas. 0.965m by 0.737m The Royal Collection, Kensington Palace, London. The Painting.
I viewed this painting at the National Art Gallery in Canberra when it was part of the "Queen's Pictures" Exhibition in the late 1990's. The Artist's Life.
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nother of Artemisia's admired paintings
is an advanced post erroneously placed in the biographical film at an earlier period.
She probably placed two angled mirrors to gain this unusual side view of herself.
She appears hard at work, her hair escaping from its tether. Charles
I of England acquired this painting, which remains a state treasure.
rtemisia completed this painting at the end of her stay
in Rome. A mature and respected artist, she moved to Naples. She acquired the patronage
of Philip IV of Spain, Charles I of England, and the Duke of Modena. With such regal
patrons how could an artist of this magnitude have been so easily forgotten by art
historians? Was it simply because she was a woman?
