Artemisia was likely born about 520 bce in halicarnassus, near what is today bodrum, turkey. Artemisias scene challenging pietro to accompany her to genoa, and their breakup, p. Set against the lush tapestry of renaissance rome, this is a mesmerizing tale of love, art, and most notably, the love of art. Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush artemisia comprises hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs, which are known for the powerful chemical constituents in their essential oils. But she was the first to interpret the story of judith, in a time when women. Artemisia moves with him to his hometown of florence, where shes happy to be in the art center of the world and soon gives birth to a daughter. Woolf says womens history has to be inventedboth discovered and made up. The book begins with a rape trial, where artemisia pursues justice for the suffering caused by one of her fathers. The portrait on the front cover was a painting by artemisia. The passion of artemisia monterey county free libraries. The passion of artemisia is real pageturner but i couldt ignore the fact of her childhood trauma. The passion of artemisia is a historical fiction novel published in 2002 by american author susan vreeland that is based on the life of the reallife postrenaissance painter, artemisia gentileschi. Susan vreeland tells artemisias captivating story, beginning with her. When the rapist is tried by a court of the inquisition, its more as if artemisia is.
As one of the only female artists of the era in which she lives, gentileschi leads a difficult but fascinating life which vreeland fictionalizes with great detail and flair. Artemisias presentation of her paintings to the accademia dell arte in florence, p. Halicarnassus was the capital of the carian satrapy of the achaemenid persian empire in asia minor during the reign of darius i ruled 522486 bce. Biography of artemisia i, warrior queen of halicarnassus. Michelangelo, botticelli and caravaggio had painted judith. The passion of artemisia chronicles the extraordinary life of artemisia gentileschi, the first woman to make a significant contribution to art history. Rental copies must be returned at the end of the designated period, and may involve a deposit.
Beginning with a painful trial scene, in which she is interrogated, humilated, and tortured after being seduced and. After artemisia gentileschi, a promising young painter, is raped by her instructor, a papal court orders her torture and. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Instead, vreeland has chosen to flesh out artemisias story from that point forward, illuminating an artist juggling the joy and intensity of creating art with the difficulties inherent in marriage and motherhood at a time when.
Although the novel purports to cover the life of the painter, the painting serves as a touchstone, foreshadowing artemisia s rape by agostino tassi. Artemisia as a teen who was ruined by rape and public humiliation. Artemisia and pietros romantic scene in giottos bell tower in florence, p. In an era when women had few opportunities to pursue artistic training or work as. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The passion of artemisia pierce county library system.
The passion of artemisia susan vreeland paperback penguin usa paper 368 pages december 2002. A fictional portrait of the life and career of artemisia gentileschi, one of the few female postrenaissance painters to. The passion of artemisia by susan vreeland 740 words. The first edition of the novel was published in 1998, and was written by alexandra lapierre. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are artemisia gentileschi. Buy a cheap copy of the passion of artemisia book by susan vreeland.
Pdf the passion of artemisia book by susan vreeland free. The passion of artemisia by susan vreeland, paperback. Like her bestselling debut, girl in hyacinth blue, susan vreelands second novel, the passion of artemisia, traces a particular painting through time. At the base of this page is a list of all the gentileschi works currently in museums and collections in. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are galileo. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are galileo galilei, artemisia.
Alexandra lapierre filled the latter pages of the book with all of her notes and references to her research. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the passion of artemisia. Having finished the book i went and checked out some books with photos of artemisias paintings and judith, cleopatra and lucrezia were just as id imagined them in the book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The marriage may even have potential for happinessuntil artemisia, a far better artist than pietro, is the first admitted to the accademia, whereupon shallow pietro reverts to his. Pdf artemisia book by alexandra lapierre free download.
When shes 18, the historically real painter artemisia gentileschi of rome 15931653 is raped by another artist, agostino tassi, an associate of her fathers himself the painter who taught the gifted artemisia her craft. Susan vreeland booklist susan vreeland message board. Summary set against the lush tapestry of renaissance rome, this is a mesmerizing tale of love, art, and most notably, the love of art. Her struggle to reconcile her conflicting passions lies at the heart of artemisias story, ingeniously crafted by susan vreeland, whose gift of language is. Susan vreeland a fictional portrait of the life and career of artemisia gentileschi, one of the few female postrenaissance painters to achieve fame during her own era. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Judith slaying holofernes artemisia gentileschi was not the first to paint judith slaying holofernes. Shipping the price is the lowest for any condition, which may be new or used. At age eighteen, artemisia gentileschi finds herself humiliated in papal court for publicly accusing the man who raped her agostino tassi, her painting teacher. She was a member of the lygdamid dynasty 520450 bce of rulers in the city, as the daughter of lygadimis, a carian. Free download or read online the passion of artemisia pdf epub book. The passion of artemisia by susan vreeland about the book recently rediscovered by art historians, and one of the few female postrenaissance painters to achieve fame during her own era, artemisia gentileschi led a remarkably modern life.
Publication date 2002 topics gentileschi, artemisia, 15931652 or 3, women painters publisher new york. The passion of artemisia susan vreeland, 2002 penguin group usa 352 pp. The passion of artemisia is a large fiction that delights, educates and horrifies in turn as it reveals the talents of one unusual young woman, the brilliant caravaggiolike artist artemisia. This is well researched and not just a story inspired by the time period. Find passion of artemisia, the 0753168537 by susan vreeland. Having finished the book i went and checked out some books with photos of artemisia s paintings and judith, cleopatra and lucrezia were just as id imagined them in the book. An astonishing portrait of a woman that will captivate lovers of gentileschis paintings and anyone interested in the life of a woman who ignored the conventions of her day and dared to follow her heart. A young woman, raped by her painting teacher, struggles to overcome her abuse and social isolation as she strives for success as female painter. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 427 pages and is available in paperback format.
Artemisia straddles both the historicalfiction and nonfiction history genres. In susan vreelands masterful the passion of artemisia, female artist atermisia gentileschi comes to life with a startling intensity. While the passion of artemisia is hardly a perfect novel, it is a thoroughly engaging fictionalized account of the legendary romanborn artemisia gentileschi painter extraordinaire living and working during the 17th century. Artemisias visceral passion to create artspecifically, to depict on canvas the kind of strong heroine she herself has becomethreatens to overwhelm her roles as wife and daughter. People vreeland has burrowed deeply into the mind of the artist and produced a vivid cast of female characters. Free download or read online artemisia pdf epub book. The passion of artemisia by susan vreeland in this novel about a reallife female renaissance painter, a thin veneer of feminism covers a. The first edition of the novel was published in november 8th 2001, and was written by susan vreeland. The passion of artemisia is fiction, which is to say, imagined conversations seamed together by pieces of days and nights, trivial as well as momentous actions, invented characters as well as actual people. The passion of artemisia is even better vreelands unsentimental prose turns the factual artemisia into a fictional heroine you wont soon forget. Read free book excerpt from the passion of artemisia by susan vreeland, page 4 of 4.
The passion of artemisia audiobook by susan vreeland. Susan vreeland tells artemisias captivating story, beginning with her public humiliation in a rape trial at the age of. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The passion of artemisia book summary and study guide. I longed for more of a taste of her passion in her work.
Publication date 2003 publisher penguin collection inlibrary. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the passion of artemisia by susan vreeland. As one of the only female artists of the era in which she lives, gentileschi leads a difficult but fascinating life which vreeland fictionalizes. The passion of artemisia in the chapters indicated on the enlargement pages.
769 87 1445 448 1438 1446 877 338 1426 216 624 187 507 436 947 7 561 160 264 920 789 704 1147 809 551 1181 1204 530 1302 845 1110 94 1277