On January 25th, the Department of French and Italian will be co-sponsoring a showing of the film A Woman Like That, about the artist Artemisia Gentileschi. After the film, there will be a Question and Answer session with director Ellen Weissbrod.
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was one of the first female artists to achieve recognition in her own time. She was taught to paint by her father Orazio, a renowned follower of Caravaggio. Artemisia’s life story includes a famous rape trial when she was 17 years old, friendship and support from Galileo and the Medici, and--most striking for her time –a career as a working, professional artist.
In A Woman Like That, filmmaker Ellen Weissbrod merges her own coming of middle-age story with her pursuit of the truths behind the legends of 17th century female painter Artemisia Gentileschi’s meaningful art and dramatic life. The event will include a question and answer session after the film with Ellen Weissbrod. The film is 93 minutes.
The event will begin at 5:30pm
