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In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible.
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Dutton Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible. Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had to choose: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Italy's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another choice: be silent or tell the truth, no matter the cost. I will show you what a woman can do. Joy McCullough's bold novel in verse is a portra |
| Item Description: | Collected 100 poems. |
| Carrier Form: | 289 pages ; 22 cm |
| Awards: |
Amelia Bloomer Top Ten, 2019 Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2018 Chicago Public Library Best Teen Fiction, 2018 National Book Award Nominee for Young People's Literature, 2018 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2019 School Library Journal's Best Books, 2018 William C. Morris Young Adult Debut Award Finalist, 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2019 |
| ISBN: |
9780735232112 (hardcover) : 0735232113 (hardcover) 9780735232136 (paperback) 073523213X (paperback) 9780735232129 (ebook) 0735232121 (ebook) |
| Index Number: | PZ7 |
| CLC: | I712.84 |
| Call Number: | I712.84/M133-9 |