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Artemisia de Gentileschi became one of the most famous artists of the seventeenth century. Her work is marked by images of violence mirroring her life. Portraits of Artemisia. At the age of seventeen she accused Agostino Tassi, a fellow artist, of raping her. The resulting court case lasted eight months and was the first such case ever to be fully documented. Humiliated and tortured Artemisia persisted in telling her story, determined to bring her attacker to justice.

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Author: Nigel Ward