Catalogue Raisonné

Artemisia Gentileschi

Questioned Attributions
Compiled 2025-09-11T11:06:10Z · Based on Bissell (1999) and Recent Scholarship

QUESTIONED

Total Works
35
Collections
35
Date Range
1609–1650
median: 1630

Principal Collections

Cavallini Sgarbi Foundation1
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica1
Galleria Spada1
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art1
Museo Soumaya1
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest1
Musée de Tessé1
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper1
National Gallery of Art1
New Palace1
Judith portant la tête d'Holopherne

Judith portant la tête d'Holopherne

DISPUTED
Date: 1635 · QID: Q112860995
Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper / 873-1-270
Attribution Notes
Judith carrying head. Not specific enough to identify with Bissell entries. Possibly fragment or misattributed.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Cecilia

Santa Cecilia

DISPUTED
Date: 1620 · QID: Q123785710
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1389383f229556875c5f137ae5042e52
Attribution Notes
If Galleria Spada: Bissell WB X-28, 'Incorrect and Questionable Attributions'. Technical analysis ongoing 2024.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Abbraccio tra la Giustizia e la Pace

Abbraccio tra la Giustizia e la Pace

DISPUTED
Date: 1635 · QID: Q123785743
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/fd31814e9ed53827d1187e3999c066ed
Attribution Notes
Allegory of Justice and Peace. Not in Bissell 1999. Subject unusual for Artemisia. No documented versions.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Allegoria della Retorica

Allegoria della Retorica

DISPUTED
Date: 1650 · QID: Q123785848
Collection: —
Attribution Notes
Allegory of Rhetoric. Not in Bissell 1999. No known secure versions. Possibly from series misattributed to Artemisia.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
La Vergine allatta il Bambino

La Vergine allatta il Bambino

DISPUTED
Date: 1617 · QID: Q123785895
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/54c6facaa0eff8136bb3474e8622113f
Attribution Notes
Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. Subject (nursing Virgin) extremely rare for Artemisia. No secure documentation. Possibly misattributed from circle.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Ulisse scopre Achille alla corte del re Licomede

Ulisse scopre Achille alla corte del re Licomede

DISPUTED
Date: 1640 · QID: Q123821733
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9bba27cf4dc5c24187e39c8ae99015a6
Attribution Notes
Not in Bissell 1999. Subject (Ulysses discovering Achilles) not documented for Artemisia. No known versions with secure attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Vierge de l'Annonciation

Vierge de l'Annonciation

DISPUTED
Date: 1609 · QID: Q133512961
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/8fc9b2a66dde87ce286c179307f01b48
Attribution Notes
Not in Bissell 1999. No known secure Annunciation by Artemisia in French collections. Possibly confused with 1630 Naples Annunciation (WB 24).
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Tête d'héroïne

Tête d'héroïne

DISPUTED
Date: 1620 · QID: Q133734437
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1cb4abfd9206d3c0fba33eb98fd05601
Attribution Notes
Generic title 'Head of heroine'. Not in Bissell 1999. No specific work identifiable. Possibly fragment or misattributed study.
No IIIF manifest · CC BY 4.0
Portrait d'un chevalier de l'ordre de Saint-Étienne

Portrait d'un chevalier de l'ordre de Saint-Étienne

DISPUTED
Date: 1619 · QID: Q133734449
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/dff0ca0b8ccb914f853f04cc3943bb7c
Attribution Notes
Not in Bissell 1999. Male portraiture extremely rare for Artemisia. Order of St. Stephen connection undocumented.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Amour endormi

Amour endormi

DISPUTED
Date: 1620 · QID: Q133790968
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/0adf40f7f59e07d3cfce0c03f896133d
Attribution Notes
Sleeping Cupid. Not in Bissell 1999. Subject atypical for Artemisia. No documented versions.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Saint Jean-Baptiste dans le désert

Saint Jean-Baptiste dans le désert

DISPUTED
Date: 1630 · QID: Q133793367
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/5cc6c6e2665af60084bbe5f24f06dbfd
Attribution Notes
St. John Baptist in desert. Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. Subject rare, no secure attributions known.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Allegoria dell'Astronomia

Allegoria dell'Astronomia

DISPUTED
Date: 1640 · QID: Q105255267
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ab11f43b536914a8d3ed69c8309bd954
Attribution Notes
Allegory of Astronomy. Not in Bissell 1999. Part of disputed allegorical series. Attribution lacks documentation.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
L'Allegoria della Fama

L'Allegoria della Fama

DISPUTED
Date: 1630 · QID: Q105288627
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ba075bc7744fb9a73c24a0b47c3f70ac
Attribution Notes
Allegory of Fame. Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. If Clio/Muse of History: WB 27, otherwise undocumented.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
La donna che suona il liuto

La donna che suona il liuto

DISPUTED
Date: 1628 · QID: Q105289804
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/63246cd9d52c8d6c63f836515ef907c1
Attribution Notes
Woman playing lute. Not in Bissell 1999. Generic title, no specific work identifiable. Possibly confused with self-portraits.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene

Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene

DISPUTED
Date: 1630 · QID: Q61042222
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/54de80558fa136b3277420ef2c3c6485
Attribution Notes
Not in Bissell 1999. Subject never securely documented for Artemisia. Male nude uncommon in her oeuvre.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Saint Cecilia

Saint Cecilia

DISPUTED
Date: 1640 · QID: Q79402323
Collection: John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art / SN134
Attribution Notes
'Saint Cecilia' not found in research database. Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. Attribution requires further investigation.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Ritratto di dama con ventaglio

Ritratto di dama con ventaglio

DISPUTED
Date: 1620 · QID: Q91095575
Collection: Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Attribution Notes
Lady with fan. Not in Bissell 1999. Portraiture rare in secure oeuvre. No documentation.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Ritratto di gentiluomo (Antoine de Ville?)

Ritratto di gentiluomo (Antoine de Ville?)

DISPUTED
Date: 1626 · QID: Q104865153
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/b1167bf61b9c7ae0be411b32a254ba9f
Attribution Notes
Portrait of gentleman. Not in Bissell 1999. Male portraiture essentially undocumented for Artemisia. Attribution doubtful.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Lucía

Santa Lucía

DISPUTED
Date: 1637 · QID: Q104865509
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/c3e7291fd2486012bea67fd79effdbfd
Attribution Notes
Saint Lucy. Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. Recent attributions by Nicola Spinosa contested by other scholars.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Ritratto di una donna seduta (signora Caterina Savelli?)

Ritratto di una donna seduta (signora Caterina Savelli?)

DISPUTED
Date: 1625 · QID: Q104865823
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/6d7513e08f6b1f322a4ba9c865f866ee
Attribution Notes
Seated woman portrait. Not in Bissell 1999. Female portraiture rare beyond self-portraits. Documentation lacking.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

DISPUTED
Date: 1620 · QID: Q3680519
Collection: Cavallini Sgarbi Foundation
Attribution Notes
If 1611-12 version: Bissell WB X-6, listed in 'Incorrect and Questionable Attributions'. Disputed between Orazio and Artemisia. Later versions may be secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Danaë

Danaë

DISPUTED
Date: 1612 · QID: Q3701418
Collection: Saint Louis Art Museum / 93:1986
Attribution Notes
1612, Saint Louis Art Museum. Bissell WB X-7, 'Incorrect and Questionable'. Despite museum ownership, attribution disputed in recent scholarship.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Cecilia come un suonatrice di liuto

Santa Cecilia come un suonatrice di liuto

DISPUTED
Date: 1620 · QID: Q3948947
Collection: Galleria Spada / 149
Attribution Notes
St. Cecilia as lute player. Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. Variant of questioned WB X-28.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
The Triumph of Galatea

The Triumph of Galatea

DISPUTED
Date: 1650 · QID: Q20177361
Collection: National Gallery of Art / 2000.61.1
Attribution Notes
Attribution disputed. National Gallery of Art attributes to Bernardo Cavallino alone. 2022 Naples exhibition disagreed. Unresolved.
Santa Lucía

Santa Lucía

DISPUTED
Date: 1642 · QID: Q27862974
Collection: Museo Soumaya
Attribution Notes
Saint Lucy. Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. Recent attributions by Nicola Spinosa contested by other scholars.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Minerva (Sapienza)

Minerva (Sapienza)

DISPUTED
Date: 1635 · QID: Q29016638
Collection: Uffizi Gallery / 00454150
Attribution Notes
Minerva/Wisdom. Not in Bissell 1999. Part of questionable allegorical series. No secure documentation.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Il ratto di Lucrezia

Il ratto di Lucrezia

DISPUTED
Date: 1626 · QID: Q29016880
Collection: New Palace
Attribution Notes
Rape of Lucretia. Not in Bissell 1999. Subject (violent scene) atypical. No secure versions known.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Allegoria della Pittura

Allegoria della Pittura

DISPUTED
Date: 1640 · QID: Q29017022
Collection: Musée de Tessé / 10.69
Attribution Notes
If Palazzo Barberini: disputed. Christiansen & Mann 2001 assign to Simon Vouet workshop. Jesse Locker disagrees.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

DISPUTED
Date: 1635 · QID: Q29018413
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a8ff9e6de4673eb61133466a77fa3c3e
Attribution Notes
If 1611-12 version: Bissell WB X-6, listed in 'Incorrect and Questionable Attributions'. Disputed between Orazio and Artemisia. Later versions may be secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Ritratto di una monaca

Ritratto di una monaca

DISPUTED
Date: 1618 · QID: Q29019536
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9a4d20f21a898d43c113c384e08ddd12
Attribution Notes
Portrait of nun. If 1613-18 private collection: MET Figure 114. Attribution debated, not in Bissell main catalogue.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Allegory of painting (oval)

Allegory of painting (oval)

DISPUTED
Date: 1630 · QID: Q29023441
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/db898b1e82ee6088a5dacf400c87852b
Attribution Notes
Oval format unusual. Not in Bissell 1999 main catalogue. Possibly workshop or follower.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Salomè con la testa di San Giovanni Battista

Salomè con la testa di San Giovanni Battista

DISPUTED
Date: 1615 · QID: Q29023889
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest / 70.8
Attribution Notes
Salome with Baptist's head. Not in Bissell 1999. Budapest version tentatively attributed. Documentation weak.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Medea

Medea

DISPUTED
Date: 1620 · QID: Q29352307
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a04c09402029ba10ab7c8b502b947156
Attribution Notes
Not in Bissell 1999. Subject (Medea) never securely documented for Artemisia. Attribution doubtful.
No IIIF manifest · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cristo e la samaritana al pozzo

Cristo e la samaritana al pozzo

DISPUTED
Date: 1637 · QID: Q29352367
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/6be3f119fd832a6a27643739a6530bab
Attribution Notes
Christ and Samaritan woman. Not in Bissell 1999. Religious narrative scene atypical. No secure documentation.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Autoritratto (Allegoria della Pittura)

Autoritratto (Allegoria della Pittura)

DISPUTED
Date: 1630 · QID: Q30606473
Collection: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica / 1952
Attribution Notes
If different from Royal Collection version: attribution uncertain. Possibly workshop copy of WB 42.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain