of Artemisia's entry into being a professional artist, her relationship with Tassi, and the trial. Merlet exonerates Tassi of rape, however, not only by depicting their sex as loving and consensual (which was controversial when the film was released), but also by two ahistorical fabrications: Artemisia refuses under torture to say that she was raped, while Tassi falsely confesses to rape to stop Artemisia's torment. Gallery See also Women artists of the Baroque Era References Citations Sources (also at The Metropolitan Museum of art Further reading External links The Life and Art of Artemisia Gentileschi Paintings by Gentileschi Brooklyn Museum Artemisia Gentileschi Art History Archive Baroque Artemia Gentileschi "Violence and Virtue: Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes Artemisia Gentileschi Biography 10 Facts You May Not Know About Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi 1593 births 1650s deaths 17th-century Italian painters 17th-century Italian women artists 17th-century Italian women Caravaggisti Catholic painters Court painters Female Catholic artists Italian Baroque painters Italian women painters Painters from Rome People of the Papal States Rape in Italy