01 May 1988
Leonor Fini
Portrait of an Artist
Artemisia Gentileschi, Warrior Painter
A woman artist, a warrior painter. The first in the history of art.
An account of the life of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653), the first female artist to get international acclaim, recognized as a modern icon, due to her personality and her unyielding defense of her professional integrity.
Top Billed Cast
Salvatore Audia Self - Narrator (voice)
Angela Curri Artemisia
Melissa Pignataro Young Artemisia
Simon Gillespie Self - Art Historian
Adriana Capriotti Self - Art Historian
Alessandra Masu Self - Art Historian
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