"One of Artemisia Gentileschi's earliest self-portraits is making its auction debut. Experts believe the painting can be dated to when Gentileschi first moved to Florence as a 20-year-old newlywed in 1613. It was shortly after another artist was convicted of raping Gentileschi in Rome, following a notorious trial in which she was tortured as a means of verifying her testimony, a common practice at the time."
"Young Lion Resting is Rembrandt's last depiction of an animal remaining in private hands and the most important work on paper by the artist to come to market in decades, Sotheby's says. It comes to sale from the collection of the American billionaire Thomas Kaplan, who, with his wife Daphne Recanati Kaplan, has built the world's largest private holding of Rembrandt works. Sotheby's believes the drawing dates back to either the late 1630s or the early to mid-1640s. Proceeds will benefit Pa"
Artemisia Gentileschi's early self-portrait will appear at Christie's New York on 4 February, estimated at $2.5m–$3.5m. Experts date it to her move to Florence in 1613 after a Rome rape conviction and a trial in which she was tortured. Gentileschi used her image to promote herself to Florentine patrons, save on model fees, and establish independence from her father Orazio. She portrays herself as Saint Catherine of Alexandria holding a martyr's palm, wearing a crown and robes with a spiked wheel behind her. Rembrandt's Young Lion Resting will appear at Sotheby's New York on 4 February, estimated at $15m–$20m. The drawing, from Thomas Kaplan's collection, dates to the late 1630s or early–mid 1640s and is the last privately held Rembrandt animal and a major Rembrandt work on paper to come to market in decades. Proceeds will benefit Pa.
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