Artemisia Gentileschi, 'Triumph of Galatea'

Artemisia Gentileschi is the most celebrated female artist of the 17th century; a time when women didn’t have the same access to artistic training as men. Specialist Flavia Lefebvre D’Ovidio tells us how Gentileschi’s life story overshadowed her artistic talent for many years but despite this suffering, she went on to become an affirmed artist and proudly independent woman painting masterpieces such as 'Triumph of Galatea'. ♀️💪 -- Subscribe to Christie's YouTube: http://goo.gl/Vmh7Hf Sign up to Christie's Weekly: https://goo.gl/kc8qpV Follow Christie's on: Facebook: https://ift.tt/2elC9Zg Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristiesInc Instagram: https://ift.tt/2iJ3lGm Pinterest: https://ift.tt/2elCafM