Name/TitleVeritas: Poems After Artemisia
MakerSaphra, Jacqueline
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectSmall book (224/300) titled 'Veritas: Poems After Artemisia' by Jacqueline Saphra, which contains a series of short poems written in response to the paintings of Artemisia Gentileschi:
- Self-Portrait as St Catherine of Alexandria, 1615-17
- Judith and her Maidservant, 1613-14
- Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, 1616-17
- Danaë, c.1612
- Corsica and the Satyr, 1630s
- Susannah and the Elders, 1610
- Lucretia, 1620-21
- The Penitent Magdalene, c.1625
- The Annunciation, 1630
- Clio, Muse of History, 1632
- Cleopatra, 1613 or 1621
- Bathsheba at her Bath, early 1640s
- Virgin and Child with a Rosary, 1651
- Judith and Holofernes, c.1620
- Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), c.1638-39
Includes an introduction titled 'Artemisia: Life and Reputation' by Dr Jordana Pomeroy and an afterword titled 'How Shocking: Artemisia Gentileschi as Role Model and Muse' by Jacqueline Saphra.
Fully digitised (50 pages)
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 140 x W: 125 x D: 4 mm
Date Made2020
Period2020s
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherHercules Editions
Publication Date2020
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Keywordspoetry & verse
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywordsart & creativity
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBooklet
ISBN/ISSN978-1-9161971-1-4
Object numberGWL-2022-83
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved