Art historian Rose Balston chooses a Gentileschi classic.
Rose Balston on Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) by Artemisia Gentileschi
‘Whenever I see this painting, I am entirely captivated. It is an excellent picture for illustrating the often-forgotten fact that women artists were astonishingly innovative. Because they were living in a man’s world and their circumstances were more restrictive, women artists had to think outside the box to…
