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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada: Goose Lane Editions. Making her mark: a history of women artists in Europe, 1400-1800. ^ Banta, Andaleeb Badiee Greist, Alexa Kutasz Christensen, Theresa Art Gallery of Ontario Baltimore Museum of Art, eds.^ 'Immunity From Seizure: Artemisia' (PDF).The image of the female hero in Italian baroque art. Artemisia Gentileschi and the Authority of Art. London: The National Gallery Company Ltd. 'The Gentileschi 'Danaë': A Narrative of Rape'. ^ a b Zarucchi, Jeanne Morgan (January 1, 1998).New York New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art Yale University Press. ^ a b Christiansen, Keith Mann, Judith Walker (January 1, 2001).Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title, organized and presented by the Baltimore Museum of Art, October 1, 2023-Januand the Art Gallery of Ontario, March 30, 2024-July 1, 2024. Toronto, Ontario: Goose Lane Editions, 2023. Making her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800. See also īanta, Anadaleeb Badiee, Alexa Greist, and Theresa Kutasz Christensen, eds. The painting was subsequently purchased by the Saint Louis Art Museum on August 1, 1986. The first documented appearance of the painting was at the Sotheby's sale in Monaco on February 22, 1986, where it was sold as a work of the artist's father Orazio. The painting was created while Artemisia was living in Rome, around 1612. The attribution to Artemisia lies in both the naturalistic rendering of the female form as well as the sensitive portrayal of a woman's distress towards sexual violence. Given that Orazio was known to work frequently on copper, this has led scholars to debate the authorship between daughter and father. Unlike most of Artemisia's surviving works, this painting was executed on copper. Some scholars believe this painting refers directly to the rape the artist endured a few years prior, while others argue that she rather had a sympathy for women victimized by unwelcome sexual pressures. Interpretation Īrt historians have debated this portrayal of Danaë, with some noting an open, inviting posture, while others observe the clenched fist and closed legs. A cleaning completed in 1986 removed old discolored varnish and restored the vibrant colors of the servant's dress. The pose and design are based on Artemisia's earlier version of Cleopatra. The nude figure of Danaë reclines on her richly textiled bed in a darkened space, while her servant wearing a white headscarf in the background collects gold coins in her blue skirts.

She subsequently bore a son Perseus, who went on to kill his grandfather in his adulthood. Zeus overcame this challenge by transforming himself into a shower of gold, entering the room and seducing Danaë. A prophecy led him to believe that his grandchild would lead to his death, and therefore imprisoned his daughter to prevent a potential pregnancy. The story of Danaë is recorded in Ovid's Metamorphoses and recounts the plight of the daughter of King Acrisius of Argos.

It hangs in the Saint Louis Art Museum, United States. Danaë is a 1612 painting by the Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

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