![]() ![]() ![]() What resources did you rely on for information about the historical figure of Artemisia Gentileschi? And/or about the experience of being a woman painter in the period? I wrote the story as a play first, which had a long development process, but when the play was produced in 2015, I started thinking about its potential as a novel. The transcripts from her rapist’s trial still exist, and I read those with horror over how much hasn’t changed in how we treat women and sexual violence. When I learned about Artemisia Gentileschi’s story, I was outraged I hadn’t heard of her before. I’d never heard of her, so I went searching. I discovered Artemisia many moons ago as a passing reference in a Margaret Atwood novel. 2018 National Book Award Longlist How did it happen that Artemisia Gentileschi become the protagonist of your novel? ![]()
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