Artemisia Gentileschi appears to have been among them. Cut down at the age of about 63, she was among the most successful painters of her day.

Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Old Masters painter who was born in 1593. How much does an Artemisia Gentileschi cost? Artemisia Gentileschi's work has been offered at auction multiple times, ...

Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting, c. 1638–9 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons ...

Artemisia Gentileschi, Susanna and the Elders (1610–11). Courtesy of the Schloss Weißenstein collection, Pommersfelden, Germany.

Artemisia Gentileschi (b. 1593) Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, ca. 1615-1618 On view at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art ...

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Artemisia Gentileschi, Susanna and the Elders (1610–11). Courtesy of the Schloss Weißenstein collection, Pommersfelden, Germany.

We are meant to identify with her in this situation, not the men. "Susanna and the Elders" is part of Artemisia, a massive solo show of Gentileschi's work mounted at the National Gallery in London.