Artemisia and 150 other works by female artists
June 13 2022
Picture: Muskegon Museum of Art
In the US, the Muskegon Museum of Art has announced a donation of 150 works by female artists, including an Artemisia Gentileschi, as part of a gift to create a special wing of the museum dedicated to female artists. The gift is said to be worth $12m, and has been made by Steven Alan Bennett & Dr. Elaine Melotti Schmidt. More from Tessa Solomon at ARTNews here, and you can get better images of the artworks here.
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