Until I
watch this movie, I didn't know the fact that Artemisia was a female.
Actually I didn't have any basic information about this artist at all. That is
the main reason why I chose this film. I didn't want to select a well-known artist,
but instead I would like to learn about a novelty of new figures. A background
of the movie was the middle of ages. At that time, the realm of art
was opened only for men and that women are not allowed to learn painting
in public had a negative effect on her artistic activities and improving her
talent of drawing. In fact, Artemisia was not well-known in her times but she
was shed new light afterwards by the feminist movements. This film showed how
much social pressure made her existence disappear in the history. Her father
was also a famous painter of the time so that it had influenced on her to
do art activities continuously. In the movie, she had met with her mentor
by her father's introduction. At first, he was not willing to accept her as his
student. However, he finally started to teach her very useful skills and
Artemisia enjoyed learning from him. The mentor was so passionate to teach her
and both of them fell in love and got a deep relationship. Even though he
wasn't a desirable man morally, she loved him. One day, when her father
realized that his daughter was in love with the teacher, she was not allowed to
see him any longer and their relationship was over.
I recommend this
movie for someone who wants to watch the life of the ancient Baroque era
artists because the film shows a lots of ancient art techniques that will make
you full of curiosity.
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