Orazio Gentileschi
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Orazio Lomi Gentileschi was an Italian painter. Born in Tuscany, he began his career in Rome, painting in a Mannerist style, much of his work consisting of painting the figures within the decorative s
Portrait of Orazio Gentileschi (c. 1630) by Lucas Emil Vorsterman, for "The Iconography"
Danaë by Orazio Gentileschi. 1621-1623, Oil on canvas, 161.5 × 227.1 cm (63 9/16 × 89 7/16 in.)
Diana the Huntress by Orazio Gentileschi
David and Goliath
Queen's House
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Queen's House is a former royal residence in the London borough of Greenwich, which presently serves as a public art gallery. It was built between 1616 and 1635 on the grounds of the now demolished Gr
Orazio Gentileschi
…after this event came from the royal family. He was a favourite artist of Queen Henrietta Maria, for whom he carried out the ceiling paintings at Queen's House, Greenwich (later transferred to Marlborough House, London). The paintings of his English period are more elegant, artificial and restrained than his…
The Queen's House, viewed from the main gate
Plans of the Queen's House. The salon is a 40-foot (12.2 m) cube.
The Tulip Stairs and lantern; the first centrally unsupported helical stairs constructed in England. The stairs are supported by a cantilever from the walls with each tread resting on the one below.
Allegory of Peace and the Arts under the English Crown, by Orazio Gentileschi