Where can you see Artemisia Gentileschi in Florence?

At the Uffizi Gallery: Judith Slaying Holofernes. At the Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery: Judith and her Maidservant. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Artemisia Gentileschi's most famous work in Florence?

Judith Slaying Holofernes, of about 1620, at the Uffizi Gallery. Judith and her maid hold the general down on his bed and cut through his neck. The blood runs into the sheets. It was thought too strong to show and was kept out of sight for years.

When and where was Artemisia Gentileschi born?

On 8 July 1593, at Rome, Italy. Artemisia Gentileschi died after January 1654, at Naples, Italy, aged about 61.

What is Artemisia Gentileschi known for?

The first woman to be a member of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence. Painted the story of Judith several times. Worked in Florence from about 1613 to 1620. Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian painter, of the Baroque.

Painter, 1593 to 1654

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi came to Florence at twenty, after a trial in Rome that had made her name notorious. In seven years she won the protection of the Medici and became the first woman admitted to the city's academy of artists.

Born: 1593, Rome, Italy
Died: 1654, Naples, Italy
Movement: Baroque
In Florence: 2 works in 2 museums

Where to see Artemisia Gentileschi in Florence

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Uffizi Gallery1 work

Judith Slaying Holofernes
about 1620
Judith and her maid hold the general down on his bed and cut through his neck. The blood runs into the sheets. It was thought too strong to show and was kept out of sight for years.

Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery1 work

Judith and her Maidservant
about 1618 to 1619
The moment after: the two women pause, listening, with the head in a basket and the sword over Judith's shoulder.

The life of Artemisia Gentileschi

She was born in Rome in 1593, the daughter of the painter Orazio Gentileschi, a follower of Caravaggio, and was painting professionally in her teens. In 1611 she was raped by a painter her father had engaged to teach her, and the trial that followed is recorded in full.

She married and moved to Florence, where she worked for the Grand Duke Cosimo II and for Michelangelo's great-nephew. Later she lived in Rome, Venice, London and Naples, where she died.

What to know

The first woman to be a member of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence
Painted the story of Judith several times
Worked in Florence from about 1613 to 1620

Born: 8 July 1593, Rome, Italy
Died: After January 1654, Naples, Italy

Artemisia Gentileschi: common questions

Where can you see Artemisia Gentileschi in Florence?: At the Uffizi Gallery: Judith Slaying Holofernes. At the Pitti Palace, Palatine Gallery: Judith and her Maidservant. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Artemisia Gentileschi's most famous work in Florence?: Judith Slaying Holofernes, of about 1620, at the Uffizi Gallery. Judith and her maid hold the general down on his bed and cut through his neck. The blood runs into the sheets. It was thought too strong to show and was kept out of sight for years.
When and where was Artemisia Gentileschi born?: On 8 July 1593, at Rome, Italy. Artemisia Gentileschi died after January 1654, at Naples, Italy, aged about 61.
What is Artemisia Gentileschi known for?: The first woman to be a member of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence. Painted the story of Judith several times. Worked in Florence from about 1613 to 1620. Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian painter, of the Baroque.