Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"Life Without Instruction is based on a true story and a real trial. Artemisia Gentileschi's father, the late-Renaissance painter Orazio Gentileschi, takes the unusual step of having his daughter trained in the art of painting under the instruction of his friend, Agostino Tassi. Tassi rapes Artemisia, and is taken to trial by both Artemisia and Orazio. As usual, the person really on trial in this rape case is the woman, who is publically humiliated and forced to endure the torture of thumb screws. Yet through this ordeal Artemisia not only emerges as a strong and independent woman: She comes into her own as talented painter. Finally defying the manipulations of the men who had taken it upon themselves to orchestrate her life for her, Artemisia defiantly says to one of them - her father - "I'm not your little girl, anymore. I'm something else. Something truly unspeakable. An artist!" Sally Clark describes Life Without Instruction as "a revenge play.""--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2 |
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?July 14, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
July 31, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
December 4, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added subjects from MARC records. |
December 3, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Added subjects from MARC records. |
December 9, 2009 | Created by WorkBot | add works page |