Artemisia Gentileschi is a sort of "feminist icon" in Italy since Anna Banti wrote about her life in a book that is considered a masterpiece of XX century.
She was a great painter but somehow she's more known for the rape and the trial.
This well researched and comprehensive book help to discover more about Artemisia and her works.
It's not an easy read but it was very interesting.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine