Tag: Artemisia

  • Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Sells for Record-Setting $5.7 M. at Christie’s

    An early self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi broke a record for the Italian Baroque painter when it sold at Christie’s in New York for $5.69 million—well over its estimate of $2.5 million to $3.5 million. As reported by Artnet News, “The previous auction high for a Gentileschi was $5.25 million (€4.7 million), which was set in read more

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    Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Sells for Record-Setting .7 M. at Christie’s

  • National Gallery of Art Acquires Artemisia Gentileschi Masterpiece

    An Artemisia Gentileschi painting entered the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., marking the first work by the artist to join the museum’s holdings. The painting, titled Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy (ca. 1625), was thought to be lost until it resurfaced in 2011 in a French private collection. In 2014, it read more

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