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A ‘David and Goliath’ by Artemisia Gentileschi rediscovered
03/2020 | 1404 | 162
Pages: 188-195
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Chaplin, Tracey (Chaplin, Tracey)
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Gillespie, Simon (Gillespie, Simon)
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Papi, Gianni (Papi, Gianni)
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Illustrations
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1. David with the head of Goliath, by Artemisia Gentileschi. c.1639. Oil on canvas, 202 by 137 cm. (Private collection).
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10. X-radiograph of Fig.1. 2019. (Courtesy AAR and Simon Gillespie Studio).
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11. Fig.1 shown before treatment. 2018.
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12. Infra-red photograph of Fig.1. 2019. (Courtesy AAR and Simon Gillespie Studio).
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13–16. Details of Fig.1, photographed in raking light to show the incisions on (clockwise from top left) David’s heel; David’s left foot; David’s right hand; and David’s neck. (Courtesy Simon Gillespie Studio).
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17–20. Cross-section of a paint sample from David’s waistcoat photographed at x200 magnification, fragmented into an upper part, showing evidence of red lake, angular blue/grey smalt, lead white and ochre, shown in reflected white light (top left); and UV light (top right); and a lower part, showing evidence of blue smalt grains from the overlying paint layer, shown in reflected white light (bottom left); and UV light (bottom right). (Courtesy Tracey D. Chaplin).
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2. Detail of Birth of St John the Baptist, by Artemisia Gentileschi. 1635–36. Oil on canvas, 184 by 258 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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21. Artemisia Gentileschi’s signature as it was discovered during cleaning. (Courtesy Simon Gillespie Studio).
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22. Detail of a false colour rendering of Fig.1, showing Artemisia’s signature on David’s sword. (Courtesy Simon Gillespie Studio).
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23. Detail of an infra-red photograph of Fig.1, showing Artemisia’s signature on David’s sword. (Courtesy AAR and Simon Gillespie Studio).
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3. Self-portrait as the Allegory of Painting, by Artemisia Gentileschi. 1626–30. Oil on canvas, 93 by 74.5 cm. (Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica in Palazzo Barberini, Rome)
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4. David with the head of Goliath, by Domenico Fetti. 1614–15. Oil on canvas, 160 by 112 cm. (Gemäldegalerie, Dresden).
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing David’s face.
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6. Detail of Esther before Ahasuerus, by Artemisia Gentileschi. 1627–28. Oil on canvas, 208.3 by 273.7 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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7. Bathsheba, by Artemisia Gentileschi. 1635–40. Oil on canvas, 265 by 219 cm. (Formerly Gosford House, East Lothian).
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8. Allegory of painting, by Artemisia Gentileschi. c.1639. Oil on canvas, 98.6 by 75.2 cm. (Hampton Court Palace, Royal Collection Trust; © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020).
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9. Black-and-white photograph of Fig.1. 1975. (Courtesy Sotheby’s, London).