Artemisia Gentileschi letter to Cassiano Dal Pozzo, 1630 August 31
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Summary
- Creator:
- Gentileschi, Artemisia, 1593-1652 or 1653
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises a signed letter (2 leaves; 20 cm x 27 cm) from Artemisia Gentileschi to patron Cassiano Dal Pozzo, written from Naples 1630 August 31. She requests his help in acquiring a license for her assistant, Diego Campanili, to carry arms, and mentions work she is completing for the Empress and a portrait she is painting for Dal Pozzo.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (2 leaves)
- Language:
- Materials in Italian
- Collection ID:
- RL.11053
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises a signed letter (2 leaves; 20 cm x 27 cm) from Artemisia Gentileschi to patron Cassiano Dal Pozzo, written from Naples 1630 August 31. She requests his help in acquiring a license for her assistant, Diego Campanili, to carry arms, and mentions work she is completing for the Empress and a portrait she is painting for Dal Pozzo.
- Biographical / historical:
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Artemisia Gentileschi was a highly regarded painter and proponent of Caravaggio's dramatic realism. She was born in Rome in 1593 and died in Naples in 1652 or 1653.
- Acquisition information:
- The Artemisia Gentileschi Letter to Cassiano Dal Pozzo, 1630 August 31, was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2017.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice L. Poffinberger, May 2015.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS220.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Art patronage -- Italy -- Naples (Kingdom) -- History -- 17th century
Women artists -- Italy -- Correspondence
Painters -- Italy -- Correspondence
Painters -- Italy -- Naples (Kingdom) -- Correspondence
Women artists -- Italy -- Naples (Kingdom) -- History -- 17th century - Names:
- Lisa Unger Baskin Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Gentileschi, Artemisia, 1593-1652 or 1653
Dal Pozzo, Cassiano, 1588-1657 - Places:
- Naples (Italy) -- History
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Artemisia Gentileschi Letter to Cassiano Dal Pozzo, 1630 August 31, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.