Feminism in Italian Society

Painting in the Baroque period evoked emotion by appealing to the senses in very dramatic ways. Artists often used religion or personal experiences and effectively translated these aspects into their works. Artemisia Gentileschi was a female painter during this period who was habitually neglected by critics. This was attributed to the fact that she was woman. The visual arts was a field that was strictly exclusive to males, and it was the basic assumption among male artists and theorists of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that, "women might practice painting or sculpture, but could not on account of their inferior biological nature, produce works of creative genius". Therefor, it was difficult for women to have their work accepted at that time. Gentileschi frequently depicted strong women from the past who are of heroic nature, which can be read as unusual, since women were seen as inferior to their male "counterparts". Modern feminists believe that Gentileschi must have held feminist views based on her depictions of women. The problem with this point of view however, was that feminism was not a fully develope

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