Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Art: 17th Century:

Representations: Art:
ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI

General

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Artemisia Lomi or Artemisia Gentileschi (US: /ˌdʒɛntiˈlɛski/, Italian: [arteˈmiːzja dʒentiˈleski]; 8 July 1593 – c. 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter. Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished 17th-century artists, initially working in the style of Caravaggio. She was producing professional work by the age of 15. In an era when women had few opportunities to pursue artistic training or work as professional artists, Gentileschi was the first woman to become a member of the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence and she had an international clientele.« -- More information: Wikipedia


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 17th Century | II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History | III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Perry, Lara, et al. »Against Sexual Violence in the Museum: Art, Curating, and Activism.« Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change 7(2) (2022).

[Info] Rafanelli, Lisa. »Breaking the Silence: Depictions of Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Violation in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art.« Gender Violence, Art, and the Viewer: An Intervention. Edited by Ellen C. Caldwell et al. University Park 2024: 62-73.

II. Speaker Index

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Danaë (painted 1612)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Danaë is a 1612 painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It hangs in the Saint Louis Art Museum, United States.
It is assumed that this is a self-portrait of the artist.« -- More information: Wikipedia


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Greek History; Modern History: 17th Century | II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History | III. Topical Index: Cases: Mythological Offenders: Zeus; Mythological Victims: Danaë; Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Zaruchhi, Jeanne M. »The Gentileschi Danaë: A Narrative of Rape.« Woman's Art Journal 19 (1998-99): 13-16.

II. Speaker Index

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Lucretia (painted between 1623 and 1625 / a, Oil Painting, circa 1620-1621, Garibaldi: Palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Lucretia is a painting by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It depicts Lucretia, the wife of Roman consul and general Collatinus, at the moment of her suicide. The decision to take her own life was made after she was blackmailed and raped by Sextus Tarquinius, a fellow soldier of Collatinus. It is one of a number of paintings of Gentileschi that focus on virtuous women ill-treated by men.« -- More information: Wikipedia


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Etruscan History, Roman History; Modern History: 17th Century | II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History | III. Topical Index: Cases: Mythological Offenders: Sextus Tarquinius; Mythological Victims: Lucretia; Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Alfaya Lamas, Elena, et al. »Representations of Intimidation of and Violence against Women in Art from the 16th - 20th Centuries.« Understanding Violence: Contexts and Portrayals. Edited by Marika Guggisberg et al. Oxford 2009: 75-81.

[Info] Carvalho, Maria A.M. O estupro de Lucrécia es sua recepção na obra de Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653). Trabalho de Conclusção de Curso (graduação), Universidade de Brasília, 2023.

[Info] Gathern. Cara. Testament, Gender and Agency in Early Modern Revisions of the ‘Lucretia’ Narrative. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Brighton, 2024.

[Info] Laimböck, Barbara. »Das Unsagbare darstellen: Zur Visualisierung des Traumas in der Kunst.« Spektrum der Augenheilkunde (February 8, 2018).

[Info] Villaverde Solar, Dolores, et al. »Representations of Intimidation of and Violence against Women in Art from the 16th - 20th Centuries.« Understanding Violence: Contexts and Portrayals. Edited by Marika Guggisberg et al. Oxford 2009: 75-81.

II. Speaker Index

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The Rape of Lucretia (Oil on Canvas, circa 1645-1650, Potsdam: Neues Palais)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Tarquin and Lucretia is a 1620–1650 oil on canvas painting by Artemisia Gentileschi. It hangs in the Great Hall of the Neues Palais in Potsdam. It is one of three paintings that Gentileschi painted of Lucretia, the wife of Roman consul and general Tarquinus, at the moment of her suicide. The other two versions are in a private collection in Milan (painted a few years before the Getty version) and The Getty Museum in Los Angeles.« -- More information: Wikipedia


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Etruscan History, Roman History; Modern History: 17th Century | II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History | III. Topical Index: Cases: Mythological Offenders: Sextus Tarquinius; Mythological Victims: Lucretia; Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Gathern. Cara. Testament, Gender and Agency in Early Modern Revisions of the ‘Lucretia’ Narrative. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Brighton, 2024.

II. Speaker Index

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Lucretia (Oil on Canvas, circa 1627, Milano: Collezione Morandotti)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»« -- More information: Wikipedia


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Gathern. Cara. Testament, Gender and Agency in Early Modern Revisions of the ‘Lucretia’ Narrative. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Brighton, 2024.

II. Speaker Index

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Susanna and the Elders (painted 1610)

»Susanna and the Elders is a 1610 painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi and is her earliest-known signed and dated work. It was one of Gentileschi's signature works. She painted several variations of the scene in her career. It currently hangs at Schloss Weißenstein in Pommersfelden, Germany. The work shows a frightened Susanna with two men lurking above her while she is in the bath. The subject matter comes from the deuterocanonical Book of Susanna in the Additions to Daniel. This was a popular scene to paint during the Baroque period.« -- More information: Wikipedia


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Israelite History; Modern History: 17th Century | II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History | III. Topical Index: Cases: Biblical Victims: Susanna; Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Bohn, Babette. »Rape and the Gendered Gaze: Susanna and the Elders in Early Modern Bologna.« Biblical Interpretation 9 (2001): 259-286.

II. Speaker Index

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