Examined through the lens of cuttingedge scholarship Artemisia Gentileschi clears a pathway for nonspecialist audiences to appreciate the artists pictorial intelligence as well as her achievement of a remarkably lucrative and highprofile career. Bringing to light recent archival discoveries and newly attributed paintings this book highlights Gentileschis enterprising and original engagement with emerging feminist notions of the value and dignity of womanhood. Beautifully illustrated throughout Artemisia Gentileschi brings to life the extraordinary story of this Italian artist placing her within a sociohistorical context. Sheila Barker weaves the story with indepth discussions of key artworks examining them in terms of their iconographies and technical characteristics in order to portray the developments in Gentileschis approach to her craft and the gradual evolution of her expressive goals and techniques.