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Yes, really, a new Artemisia Gentileschi portrait! We were truly excited when this appeared in our Google Alert a couple of weeks ago. While we have all read that in her time Artemisia was renowned for her portraits - and the Portrait of a Gonfaloniere has been well known - it is really exhilarating when new works appear. The preview was last night at the recently opened Norman Foster designed Sperone Westwater gallery on the Bowery. The exhibition is presented in partnership Robilant + Voena.
There he is at the far end of the gallery.
His identity is unknown but Artemisia's initials are worked into the jewelry that is at the center of his blouse.
It is a really beautiful painting. (although this is a bad photograph of it)
This is the gallery's description: ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI, (Rome 1593 - after January 1654 Naples), Portrait of an Unidentified Man, 1630-1635, Oil on canvas, 204.5 x 109.2 cm / 80.5 x 43 in, Monogrammed AG on the silver trinkets, detail.
"The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated, scholarly catalogue" - Judy Mann, the curator of the Artemisia portion of the 2002 father/daughter exhibition wrote the catalogue entry. Here is a version of Judy Mann's essay - I think that in the catalogue her essay is even more extensive.
I was told by Marco Voena that the painting has already been sold to a collector of contemporary portraits in New York City - so you best go see him now before he disappears behind the closed doors of this private collection. At the front desk you can pick up this great large format postcard to send to your friends or hang on your wall.
Marco Voena also confirmed that there is an UPCOMING, FALL 2011, ARTEMISIA EXHIBITION SCHEDULED IN MILAN - He kindly said he would help us get in touch with the gallery - it would be great to show our film during the exhibition! We will keep you posted as we get more details about that exhibition.
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