Artemisia Gentileschi: All dressed up and out on the town

Emerging from the ruins“Artemisia’s Strong Women: Rescuing a Masterpiece” at the Getty Centerby Bondo WyszpolskiNearly five years ago, on August 4, 2020, a massive explosion in the port of Beirut killed over 200 people and destroyed or significantly damaged more than 5,000 buildings. Among these was the Sursock Palace, a 19th century cultural heritage site. “Hercules and Omphale” (c.1635-37), by the Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi, an invaluable painting in th