Myth: Artemisia Gentileschi

I had some doubts about the word "synergism," but it seems to exist, at least as a technical lemma...

anyway, if you don't give us the data for this show, we won't understand anything; Italy is large enough to allow us to ignore what happens in many of its parts

Not to be controversial, but I find it quite senseless to project footage of paintings during concerts. In particular, regarding Artemisia Gentileschi, I noticed something very curious. Try comparing the versions of Judith and Holofernes by Gentileschi and Caravaggio respectively...

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Making a daring comparison, in Caravaggio's work one observes once again the great violence of the expressions and characters, and the extraordinary significance of the atmospheres. However, each of the characters appears "disconnected" from the others, and one only understands the surrounding situation well (that is, one understands what is happening, but not why it is happening).

In Gentileschi's painting there is something more: one notices a true plan of vengeance, carried out with tenacity and confidence by the two women; no one is wrong in associating the expressiveness of this painting with the painter's tribulations following her rape and a desire for revenge against her attacker.

Well, now try visiting the Capodimonte Royal Palace (Naples) where Gentileschi's canvas is kept, exhibited, moreover, next to Caravaggio's Flagellation.

My God, what a disappointment. Seeing it live, Gentileschi's painting shrinks and fades in every aspect, in a way that I find merciless. Compared to Caravaggio, it seems like a saltless soup.

I don't know if any of you had the same feeling as me, but I tell you it is truly an interesting experience.