
By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500–1800 is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
Major support is provided by the European Paintings Council, Masco Corporation, Huntington, Anne G Fredericks, and the Valade Family.
Additional support is provided by Jennifer Adderley, Peter and Carol Walters, Mary Ann and Robert Gorlin, MSU Federal Credit Union and the Desk Drawer Fund, Claudia J. Nickel, the Nancy S. Williams Trust and Sharon Backstrom, executor, Brenda Naomi Rosenberg, an anonymous donor, the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation, and the Robert Lehman Foundation.
Funding is also provided by Ann Berman and Daniel Feld and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.






Sofonisba Anguissola (Italian, ca. 1535–1625), "The Artist’s Sister in the Garb of a Nun," 1551, Oil on canvas. Southampton City Art Gallery, Purchased in 1936 through the Chipperfield Bequest Fund, 1979/14
The Artist’s Sister in the Garb of a Nun, 1551
Sofonisba Anguissola
Caterina de Julianis (Italian, 1670–1743), "Penitent Magdalene," 1717, Polychrome wax, painted paper, glass, tempera on paper, and other materials. Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Purchase, Robert H. Tannahill Foundation Fund, 2019.44
Penitent Magdalene, 1717
Caterina de Julianis
Fede Galizia, :Glass Tazza with Peaches, Jasmine Flowers and Apples," 1607, oil on panel. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michal Hornstein, 2015.19
Glass Tazza with Peaches, 1607
Fede Galizia
Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552–1614), "The Dead Christ with Symbols of the Passion," 1581, Oil, tempera on panel. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Charles H. Schwartz Endowment Fund, 2014.4.1
The Dead Christ with Symbols of the Passion, 1581
Lavinia Fontana
Fede Galizia (Italian, 1578–1640), "Judith with the Head of Holofernes," 1596, Oil on canvas. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Polak, 1969, SN684
Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 1596
Fede Galizia
Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670), "A Hedgehog in a Landscape," 1643–1651, Bodycolor on vellum. Private Collection, West Hartford, Connecticut
A Hedgehog in a Landscape, 1643-1651
Giovanna Garzoni
Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593–1654 or later), "Self-Portrait as a Lute Player," 1615–1617, Oil on canvas. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Charles H. Schwartz Endowment Fund, 2014.4.1
Self-Portrait as a Lute Player, 1615-1617
Artemisia Gentileschi
Lavinia Fontana (Italian, 1552–1614), "The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria," 1581, Oil on canvas. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, M.2011.2
The Holy Family with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1581
Lavinia Fontana
Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593–1654 or later), "Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria," 1615–1617, Oil on canvas. The National Gallery, London, Bought with the support of the American Friends of the National Gallery
Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1615-1617
Artemisia Gentileschi
Elisabetta Sirani (Italian, 1638–1665), "Madonna and Child," 1663, Oil on canvas. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay, 1986.289
Madonna and Child, 1663
Elisabetta Sirani
Elisabetta Sirani (Italian, 1638–1665), "Portia Wounding Her Thigh," 1664, Oil on canvas. Collezioni d’Arte e di Storia della Fondazione della Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna
Portia Wounding Her Thigh, 1664
Elisabetta Sirani
Diana Scultori (Italian, ca. 1535–probably 1588) Claudio Duchetti (French, active in Italy, d. 1585), "The Spinario, State I," 1581, Engraving on laid paper. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2009.100.1
The Spinario, State I, 1581
Diana Scultori & Claudio Duchetti
"Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes," 1523-1525, Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian; oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts.
Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, 1523-1525
Artemisia Gentileschi