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02795aam a2200421 i 4500 001 D20E1206776911E3809E827FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140107010125 008 131024s2013 ilua bc 000 0 eng 010 $a 2013022163 020 $a 0300186797 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780300186796 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)865452248 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCO $d BDX $d YDXCP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a ND623.G364 $b A66 2013 082 00 $a 759.5 $2 23 084 $a ART015080 $a ART006000 $a ART015080 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Straussman-Pflanzer, Eve. 245 10 $a Violence & virtue : $b Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith slaying Holofernes / $c Eve Straussman-Pflanzer. 246 3 $a Violence and virtue 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Chicago, IL : $b The Art Institute of Chicago, $c [2013] 300 $a 40 pages ; $c 26 cm 520 $a "Violence and Virtue examines a single, uniquely powerful painting: Judith Slaying Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi. A quintessential example of early Baroque painting, this work has, more than any other picture in her oeuvre, come to define Gentileschi as an early modern woman and a superb Baroque painter. Eve Straussman-Pflanzer explores the circumstances surrounding the painting's creation and the meanings conveyed by the image itself. Among other topics of investigation, the author addresses the role of women artists and patrons in the 17th century and the fascination with violence and the importance of female heroes during the Baroque era. A comparative analysis between Gentileschi's masterpiece and other paintings and works on paper by artists such as Caravaggio, Botticelli, Cristofano Allori, and Felice Ficherelli, among others, testifies to the importance of Gentileschi's portrayal of the heroine Judith"-- $c Provided by publisher. 500 $a "Violence and Virtue: Artemisia Gentileschi's "Judith Slaying Holofernes" was published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title organized by and presented at the Art Institute of Chicago from October 15, 2013, to January 6, 2014." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 600 10 $a Gentileschi, Artemisia, $d 1593-1652 or 1653. $t Judith beheading Holofernes $v Exhibitions. 600 10 $a Gentileschi, Artemisia, $d 1593-1652 or 1653 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 00 $a Judith $c (Biblical figure) $v Exhibitions. $v Exhibitions. 650 0 $a Violence in art $v Exhibitions. 650 7 $a ART $x Monographs. $x Monographs. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a ART $x General. $x General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a ART $x Renaissance. $x Renaissance. $2 bisacsh 710 2 $a Art Institute of Chicago. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210022922.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D20E1206776911E3809E827FDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search