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Date Posted: 14:14:25 02/21/02 Thu
Author: Laura
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Light and the Gentileschis

From visiting the Gentileschi Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I began wondering about the lighting in the paintings of the Gentileschis, particularily Artemisia. It seems that most of the paintings of Orazio and the earlier paintings of Artemisia have a less superior quality of lighting than the last few of Orazio and the later paintings of Artemisia. I noticed on my second go-around of the exhibit (don't ask!) that the name Caravaggio was mentioned, and all paintings after mentioning Caravaggio had much better quality of light/darkness to make for a more dramatic effect. I noticed this best in the practically twin paintings of "Judith Slaying Holofernes" by Artemisia, where the later one has more dramatic darkness and colors than its lighter and more vibrant predecessor. My only question is could the Gentileschis have been influenced by Caravaggio, or was the mentioning of the aforementioned Baroque artist simply a Met curator's comparisons of the Gentileschis and Caravaggio paintings? I tried looking it up online, but couldn't find anything. Can anyone help shed light on this subject (no pun intended)?

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Re: Light and the Gentileschis -- Margaret Cherubin, 07:19:34 02/25/02 Mon