Artemisia Gentileschi a Napoli: Studi e documenti

Authors

Antonio Ernesto Denunzio
Vicedirettore della Gallerie d’Italia di Napoli
Giuseppe Porzio
University of Naples L'Orientale

Keywords:

Artemisia Gentileschi, Spanish Viceroyalty, 17th-century Painting, Art Collecting, Art Patronage, Archival Research

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Publisher: UniorPress

Series: Miscellaneous

Pages: 282

Language: Italian

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Abstract: The volume presents the findings of preparatory research for the exhibition Artemisia Gentileschi in Naples (Naples, Gallerie d’Italia, 2022–2023), serving as a natural complement to its catalogue.

This book brings together in-depth studies exploring how the artist’s personality and work were reflected in contemporary sources. It examines Artemisia’s relationships with academic circles of the time, which helped amplify her fame, as well as documents on the 17th-century decoration of Pozzuoli Cathedral, commissioned by Bishop Martín de León y Cárdenas, in which Gentileschi collaborated alongside leading artists active in Naples. Also included is a survey of paintings attributed to Artemisia in 17th- and 18th-century Neapolitan notarial inventories, a previously unpublished description of the now-destroyed San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, which raises questions regarding the artist’s burial in the church of the Tuscan nation in Naples, and the complete documentation on the acquisition of the Annunciation—now housed in Capodimonte—for the Bourbon collections, the first dated work from Artemisia’s long Neapolitan stay.

This publication serves as both a valuable research tool and a reference point for future studies on Artemisia within the context of the Spanish Viceroyalty.

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Author Biographies

Antonio Ernesto Denunzio, Vicedirettore della Gallerie d’Italia di Napoli

Antonio Ernesto Denunzio studied at the University of Naples Federico II. He has long been dedicated to documentary research and the study of Farnese patronage and collecting. In recent years, his research has focused on the collecting activities of the Spanish viceroys of Naples between the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At Intesa Sanpaolo, he serves as Deputy Director of the Gallerie d’Italia in Naples and Head of Cultural Initiatives and Exhibition Projects.

Giuseppe Porzio, University of Naples L'Orientale

Giuseppe Porzio is associate professor of modern art history at the University of Naples L’Orientale. His research focuses mainly on painting between the 16th and 18th centuries in Central and Southern Italy, with particular attention to naturalistic movements and foreign influences. His major works include the monographs La scuola di Ribera (2014) and Carlo Sellitto (2019), as well as the edition of Fritz Saxl’s writings on Aniello Falcone (2021). He is currently a member of the Scientific Committee of the Royal Palace of Naples.

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Published

August 27, 2025

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ISBN-13 (15)

978-88-6719-267-0

Publication date (01)

2025-08-27

doi

10.6093/978-88-6719-267-0