Michelangelo, Velázquez, Rubens, Rembrandt -- all larger-than-life Renaissance figures celebrated for their mastery of their art. But often overlooked in this pantheon of Old Masters is Artemisia Gentileschi -- Italy's greatest female painter. In her debut graphic novel, Gina Siciliano brings to life the tumultuous 17th-century cities of Rome, Florence, Naples, and Venice where the fearless Artemisia braved the male-dominated sphere of painting to become a groundbreaking artist. I Know What I Am paints a complex, feminist portrait of Artemisia as a single mother, a sexual assault survivor, and a pioneering practitioner of her craft.

Author: Gina Siciliano
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Published: 09/10/2019
Pages: 232
Weight: 2.7lbs
Size: 11.80h x 7.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781683962113


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/01/2019
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 41
Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 83

About the Author
Siciliano, Gina: - GINA SICILIANO is an artist and musician living in Seattle, Washington. She graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, in 2007.