Anna Banti's fiction frequently explores the struggles of women seeking equal opportunities. Her narratives offer profound insights into female experiences and character psychology. As a respected critic and author, she engaged deeply with both literary and art worlds. Banti's distinctive voice and thoughtful prose characterize her compelling literary contributions.
Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, today considered one of the most accomplished painters in the generation following that of Caravaggio.Much in Gentileschi's life marked her out as a victim - rape at the age of 18, a forced marriage to a man she did not love and, a powerful, patriarchal father.