Frame of the Week

• Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656) was the first feminist painter and inarguably the most prominent female painter of the renaissance.

• The painting depicts the biblical story of Judith, a Jewish widow who saves her city from the invading Assyrian army by seducing and beheading their general, Holofernes.

• One of the most striking aspects of this painting is the way Gentileschi portrays Judith as a strong and determined woman. The artist was herself a survivor of sexual assault and her experience is often cited as a possible influence on her portrayal of Judith.

• The motive behind it as well as the technical aspects such as her use of chiaroscuro makes this one of her most famous works.

Fame of the Week

• This Monet was recently sold at a Sotheby’s auction for just over ￡508,000.

• This auction also featured Renoir, Kandinsky, Cézanne, Modigliani, Mondrian, Chagall, and Magritte. A packed auction!

• For more info on the auction, click here!

Find of the Week

• Make Room Los Angeles presents a series of new paintings by Yesiyu Zhao, In Search of Gold Mountain (Gum San), a reflection on myth, history, identity and becoming in the mass migration from East to West.

• This exhibition is live until March 25th at Make Room LA

• Check out more info here!