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Wednesday, 11 June 2014 11:54

Recently Rediscovered Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Heads to Sotheby’s

Artemisia Gentileschi's 'Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy.' Artemisia Gentileschi's 'Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy.' Sotheby's

After being hidden away for 80 years and known only in a black-and-white photograph, Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Mary Magdalene In Ecstasy” has been uncovered in a collection in the south of France and will be up for grabs at Sotheby’s Paris on June 26. The painting is estimated at €200,000 to 300,000 (approx. $278,400 to 417,600). Best known for her monumental work “Judith Slaying Holofernes,” the badass Baroque artist managed to make a name for herself in early 17th century Rome despite her gender.

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