Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan is a painting by the Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. Executed in the mid-1620s, it is part of the collection of The Sovereign Military Order of Malta. There is no firm idea who the sitter is, although some historians have wondered if the portrait is indeed a self-portrait. However, given the rich clothing and jewellery of the sitter, this is unlikely.[1]

Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan
Year1620s
Dimensions127.5 cm (50.2 in) × 95.3 cm (37.5 in)

Art historians first identified the painting as being by Artemisia's father, Orazio, probably based on descriptions of the painting in eighteenth-century inventories.[2] Others have seen both the hand of father and daughter, [3] but there is now consensus that the painting is solely by Artemisia.[4][1]

The confident pose of the and luxurious black costume evoke the portraits done by Anthony van Dyck and Pieter Paul Rubens in Genoa at the same time, but there is no evidence to suggest Artemisia visited the city. [1]

References
  1. Traves, Letizia (2020). Artemisia. p. 156.
  2. Gallo, Marzia Cataldi (2003). "The Sauli Collection, Two Unpublished Letters and a Portrait by Orazio Gentileschi". The Burlington Magazine. 145 (1202): 345–353. ISSN 0007-6287. JSTOR 3100690.
  3. Artemisia Gentileschi e il suo tempo. Baldassari, Francesca,, Palazzo Braschi. Milano. 2016. ISBN 978-88-572-3325-3. OCLC 962540523.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. Christiansen, Keith (2003). "The Gentileschi and Sauli". The Burlington Magazine. 145 (1205): 588. ISSN 0007-6287. JSTOR 20073170.
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