Catalogue Raisonné

Artemisia Gentileschi

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

UNQUESTIONED

Total Works
70
Collections
52
Date Range
1608–1652
median: 1630

Principal Collections

Museo di Capodimonte5
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design4
Galleria Palatina3
Pozzuoli Cathedral3
Unknown3
Metropolitan Museum of Art2
Museo Soumaya2
Royal Collection2
Schloss Weißenstein2
Uffizi Gallery2
Susanna and the Elders

Susanna and the Elders

SECURE
Date: 1638 · QID: Q110734802
Collection: —
Attribution Notes
1610 Pommersfelden version. Bissell WB 2, MET 51. Signed 'ARTEMITIA GENTILESCHI F[ECIT] 1610'. First signed work. Universally accepted.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

SECURE
Date: 1614 · QID: Q112629691
Collection: National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design / NMK.LAAN.2021.0013
Attribution Notes
1615-17, National Gallery London NG6671. Acquired 2018 for £3.6 million after thorough authentication. Post-Bissell discovery.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

Judith and her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

SECURE
Date: 1639 · QID: Q114417791
Collection: National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design / NMK.LAAN.2022.0028
Attribution Notes
If Detroit 1625-27: Bissell WB 14, MET 69. If Capodimonte 1640s: WB 48c. Major secure works.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Susanna and the Elders

Susanna and the Elders

SECURE
Date: 1639 · QID: Q123821093
Collection: Royal Collection / RCIN 402702
Attribution Notes
1610 Pommersfelden version. Bissell WB 2, MET 51. Signed 'ARTEMITIA GENTILESCHI F[ECIT] 1610'. First signed work. Universally accepted.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Penitent Mary Magdalene

Penitent Mary Magdalene

SECURE
Date: 1625 · QID: Q130333490
Collection: Kimbell Art Museum / AP 2024.02
Attribution Notes
If Seville Cathedral: Bissell WB 16, MET 68. 1625-26, documented. If private 1630-32: WB 9, MET 73. Both secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
David with the head of Goliath

David with the head of Goliath

SECURE
Date: 1650 · QID: Q130389359
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/67163a726fed93d2f2c672e14d873021
Attribution Notes
2020 discovery, signature found on sword blade during Simon Gillespie Studio conservation. Attributed by Gianni Papi to London period c.1638-41.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
giuditta e la fantesca abra con la testa recisa di oloferne

giuditta e la fantesca abra con la testa recisa di oloferne

SECURE
Date: 1650 · QID: Q130390168
Collection: —
Attribution Notes
If Detroit version: Bissell WB 14, 1625-27. If Capodimonte: WB 48c, 1640s. Both secure attributions with full documentation.
No IIIF manifest · CC BY-SA 3.0
David avec la tête de Goliath

David avec la tête de Goliath

SECURE
Date: 1610 · QID: Q133725486
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/590da9b7f766035b0cd5e3a1aca700af
Attribution Notes
French title for David with Head of Goliath. 2020 discovery with signature authentication.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Madeleine pénitente

Madeleine pénitente

SECURE
Date: 1625 · QID: Q133748370
Collection: —
Attribution Notes
French for Penitent Magdalene. If referring to documented versions: Seville (WB 16) or private collection (WB 9). Both secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Cléopâtre

Cléopâtre

SECURE
Date: undated · QID: Q133749616
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9f0b2a19968233615c947043233b2c9f
Attribution Notes
If 1633-35 private collection: Bissell WB 22, MET 76. Secure attribution with full provenance. Multiple versions exist with varying certainty.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Cléopâtre

Cléopâtre

SECURE
Date: 1639 · QID: Q133797250
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/123ce222035b7c9811e72bd756d56d66
Attribution Notes
If 1633-35 private collection: Bissell WB 22, MET 76. Secure attribution with full provenance. Multiple versions exist with varying certainty.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Cléopâtre

Cléopâtre

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q133797261
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d5f61003ff17920ce7af4c0930fa00d0
Attribution Notes
If 1633-35 private collection: Bissell WB 22, MET 76. Secure attribution with full provenance. Multiple versions exist with varying certainty.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
The Sleeping Christ Child

The Sleeping Christ Child

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q133801954
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Boston / 2022.102
Attribution Notes
1630-32, Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Acquired 2022. Recent technical analysis confirms attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Susanna and the Elders

Susanna and the Elders

SECURE
Date: 1644 · QID: Q136101845
Collection: Nivaagaard Museum / 0261NMK
Attribution Notes
1610 Pommersfelden version. Bissell WB 2, MET 51. Signed 'ARTEMITIA GENTILESCHI F[ECIT] 1610'. First signed work. Universally accepted.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Caterina di Alessandria

Santa Caterina di Alessandria

SECURE
Date: 1632 · QID: Q104875925
Collection: Nationalmuseum / NM 7538
Attribution Notes
If Uffizi c.1618-19: Bissell WB 6, MET 59. X-ray revealed self-portrait beneath. If Stockholm: secure post-Bissell attribution.
Maddalena

Maddalena

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q104876062
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/8227a4f141ac9df2fca6aa340e7ba883
Attribution Notes
If Palazzo Pitti 1616-17: Bissell WB 10, MET 58. Early secure work with clear provenance.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Caterina di Alessandria

Santa Caterina di Alessandria

SECURE
Date: 1635 · QID: Q105289045
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/2dcf586b5d62136d3ba0035b0bc0dce3
Attribution Notes
If Uffizi c.1618-19: Bissell WB 6, MET 59. X-ray revealed self-portrait beneath. If Stockholm: secure post-Bissell attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy

Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy

SECURE
Date: 1640 · QID: Q104875791
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/b04eb3fb310a615f278cbecfc7016184
Attribution Notes
1620, private collection. Authenticated by Gianni Papi. Recent scholarship confirms attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Lucretia

Lucretia

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q71254844
Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum
Attribution Notes
If c.1623-25 Etro Collection: Bissell WB 3, MET 67. If Getty Museum: acquired 2021, authenticated. Both secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
David and Goliath

David and Goliath

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q86689932
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d032a2d743510cbd663d9dd09533ce54
Attribution Notes
See David with the head of Goliath. 2020 discovery with signature authentication.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

SECURE
Date: 1610 · QID: Q56177215
Collection: Schloss Weißenstein / 191a
Attribution Notes
If Palazzo Barberini c.1630-35: documented in Locker Figure 5.2. If other versions: need specific identification.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Judith and Her Maidservant

Judith and Her Maidservant

SECURE
Date: 1610 · QID: Q532486
Collection: Galleria Palatina / 398
Attribution Notes
If Palazzo Pitti c.1618-19: Bissell WB 5, MET 60. Early secure work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Giuditta che decapita Oloferne

Giuditta che decapita Oloferne

SECURE
Date: 1613 · QID: Q2247406
Collection: Museo di Capodimonte / Q 378
Attribution Notes
If Uffizi 1620-21: Bissell WB 12, MET 62. If Capodimonte 1611-12: WB 4, MET 55 (some dispute due to 1688 inventory citing 'Oratio Gentilesco').
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Adorazione dei Magi

Adorazione dei Magi

SECURE
Date: 1636 · QID: Q3605519
Collection: Pozzuoli Cathedral
Attribution Notes
c.1636-37, Capodimonte. Bissell WB 33c, MET Figure 142. Part of cathedral commission. Recently analyzed with XRF technique confirming attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Allegoria dell'Inclinazione

Allegoria dell'Inclinazione

SECURE
Date: 1615 · QID: Q3612415
Collection: Casa Buonarroti
Attribution Notes
1615, Casa Buonarroti. Bissell WB 8, MET Figure 110. Documented Michelangelo Buonarroti commission. 2022-24 restoration revealed original composition.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura)

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q3630745
Collection: Royal Collection / RCIN 405551
Attribution Notes
c.1638-39, Royal Collection. Bissell WB 42, MET 81. Major late work, fully documented.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Autoritratto come martire

Autoritratto come martire

SECURE
Date: 1615 · QID: Q3630748
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/48e5f62a0525ada851612f735e208c02
Attribution Notes
c.1615, private collection. Bissell WB 7, MET 56. Early self-portrait, secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Conversione della Maddalena (Maria Maddalena penitente)

Conversione della Maddalena (Maria Maddalena penitente)

SECURE
Date: 1616 · QID: Q3689716
Collection: Galleria Palatina / 142
Attribution Notes
Conversion of Magdalene. If related to WB 9 or WB 16, secure. Title suggests narrative moment.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Ester e Assuero

Ester e Assuero

SECURE
Date: 1629 · QID: Q3733425
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art / 69.281
Attribution Notes
c.1628-35, Metropolitan Museum. Bissell WB 28, MET 71. Major work with secure provenance.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Giaele e Sisara

Giaele e Sisara

SECURE
Date: 1620 · QID: Q3762348
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest / 75.11
Attribution Notes
1620, Budapest Museum. Bissell WB 11, MET 61. Secure early work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Giuditta che decapita Oloferne

Giuditta che decapita Oloferne

SECURE
Date: 1620 · QID: Q3769169
Collection: Uffizi Gallery / 1567
Attribution Notes
If Uffizi 1620-21: Bissell WB 12, MET 62. If Capodimonte 1611-12: WB 4, MET 55 (some dispute due to 1688 inventory citing 'Oratio Gentilesco').
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes

SECURE
Date: 1623 · QID: Q3769173
Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts / 52.253
Attribution Notes
If Capodimonte 1640s: Bissell WB 48c. Late secure work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Madonna col Bambino

Madonna col Bambino

SECURE
Date: 1612 · QID: Q3842443
Collection: Galleria Spada / 166
Attribution Notes
If Palazzo Pitti c.1630: Bissell WB 1, MET Figure 107. If Galleria Spada: WB X-19, questionable.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Ritratto di Gonfaloniere

Ritratto di Gonfaloniere

SECURE
Date: 1622 · QID: Q3937737
Collection: Palazzo d'Accursio / P 4
Attribution Notes
1622, Palazzo d'Accursio. Bissell WB 13, MET 66. Rare secure portrait.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
San Gennaro nell'anfiteatro di Pozzuoli

San Gennaro nell'anfiteatro di Pozzuoli

SECURE
Date: 1636 · QID: Q3947174
Collection: Pozzuoli Cathedral
Attribution Notes
c.1636-37, Capodimonte. Bissell WB 33b, MET 79. Cathedral commission with secure attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Susanna und die beiden Alten

Susanna und die beiden Alten

SECURE
Date: 1610 · QID: Q3978274
Collection: Schloss Weißenstein / 191
Attribution Notes
German title for Susanna and Elders. If Pommersfelden: WB 2, signed work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
The Birth of Saint John the Baptist

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist

SECURE
Date: 1635 · QID: Q18602467
Collection: Museo del Prado / P000149
Attribution Notes
c.1633-35, Prado. Bissell WB 32, MET 77. Part of documented Buen Retiro commission.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Maria Maddalena come la Malinconia

Maria Maddalena come la Malinconia

SECURE
Date: 1620 · QID: Q18711755
Collection: Museo Soumaya
Attribution Notes
1620s, Museo Soumaya. Bissell WB 17, MET Figure 128. Secure attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Morte di Cleopatra

Morte di Cleopatra

SECURE
Date: 1613 · QID: Q19890804
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/d3f80b9afe0abd983890f19ab9cc5ba0
Attribution Notes
Death of Cleopatra. Variant of secure later Cleopatras. Post-1630 dating suggests authenticity.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Autoritratto come suonatrice di liuto

Autoritratto come suonatrice di liuto

SECURE
Date: 1616 · QID: Q23010133
Collection: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art / 2014.4.1
Attribution Notes
1616-18, Wadsworth Atheneum. MET 57. Secure early self-portrait as lute player.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Venere e Cupido (Venere dormiente)

Venere e Cupido (Venere dormiente)

SECURE
Date: 1627 · QID: Q25218172
Collection: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts / 2001.225
Attribution Notes
c.1625-30, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Bissell WB 18, MET 70. Secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Apollonia

Santa Apollonia

SECURE
Date: 1642 · QID: Q27830965
Collection: Museo Soumaya
Attribution Notes
1642-44, Museo Soumaya. Late secure work with documentation.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Madonna col Bambino

Madonna col Bambino

SECURE
Date: 1610 · QID: Q29016129
Collection: Galleria Palatina / 2129
Attribution Notes
If Palazzo Pitti c.1630: Bissell WB 1, MET Figure 107. If Galleria Spada: WB X-19, questionable.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Caterina di Alessandria

Santa Caterina di Alessandria

SECURE
Date: 1615 · QID: Q29016365
Collection: Uffizi Gallery / 8032
Attribution Notes
If Uffizi c.1618-19: Bissell WB 6, MET 59. X-ray revealed self-portrait beneath. If Stockholm: secure post-Bissell attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Clio, la Musa della Storia (La fama)

Clio, la Musa della Storia (La fama)

SECURE
Date: 1632 · QID: Q29016692
Collection: Palazzo Giuli Rosselmini Gualandi
Attribution Notes
1632, Palazzo Blu. Bissell WB 27, MET 75. Documented commission. Secure.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Maria Maddalena come la Malinconia

Maria Maddalena come la Malinconia

SECURE
Date: 1625 · QID: Q29016818
Collection: Seville Cathedral
Attribution Notes
1620s, Museo Soumaya. Bissell WB 17, MET Figure 128. Secure attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Lucrezia

Lucrezia

SECURE
Date: 1623 · QID: Q29016865
Collection: Palazzo Cattaneo Adorno
Attribution Notes
Italian title for Lucretia. Multiple secure versions throughout career. Getty 2021 acquisition authenticated.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Lucrezia

Lucrezia

SECURE
Date: 1643 · QID: Q29016877
Collection: Museo di Capodimonte
Attribution Notes
Italian title for Lucretia. Multiple secure versions throughout career. Getty 2021 acquisition authenticated.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Corisca e il satiro

Corisca e il satiro

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q29016906
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/7771fcd6a740e6c1e150d537e81ad7a0
Attribution Notes
c.1630-35, private collection. Bissell WB 30, MET 74. Secure despite unusual subject.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Lot e le sue figlie

Lot e le sue figlie

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q29016921
Collection: Toledo Museum of Art / 1983.107
Attribution Notes
c.1635-38, Toledo Museum. Bissell WB 39, MET 78. Late secure work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Madonna e Bambino con rosario

Madonna e Bambino con rosario

SECURE
Date: 1651 · QID: Q29016943
Collection: Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Attribution Notes
1651, El Escorial. Bissell WB 51, MET 84. Very late secure work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Annunciazione

Annunciazione

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q29018074
Collection: Museo di Capodimonte / Q 375
Attribution Notes
1630, Capodimonte. Bissell WB 24, MET 72. Major Naples commission. Secure attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Maddalena penitente

Maddalena penitente

SECURE
Date: 1631 · QID: Q29018109
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a4744e9854991c57aa20673e5d0cdcdc
Attribution Notes
Italian for Penitent Magdalene. Multiple secure versions in major collections throughout career.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Venus Embracing Cupid

Venus Embracing Cupid

SECURE
Date: 1640 · QID: Q29018250
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/4329fb6d53203cda4d2dea392be4e81c
Attribution Notes
1640s, private collection. Bissell WB 31, MET 82. Late secure work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Susannah and the Elders

Susannah and the Elders

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q29018620
Collection: Nottingham Castle Ducal Mansion / NCM 1964-77
Attribution Notes
English title. Multiple secure versions in Bissell and post-Bissell scholarship.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Aurora

Aurora

SECURE
Date: 1627 · QID: Q29018744
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/96a2991be0ac7797737fe0cecde6c5e3
Attribution Notes
1625-27, private collection. Bissell WB 15, MET Figure 96. Secure attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Saint Proculus of Pozzuoli and his mother Santa Nicaea

Saint Proculus of Pozzuoli and his mother Santa Nicaea

SECURE
Date: 1637 · QID: Q29019486
Collection: Pozzuoli Cathedral
Attribution Notes
c.1636-37, Capodimonte. Bissell WB 33a, MET Figure 143. Part of cathedral commission.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Giuditta e la fantesca Abra con la testa di Oloferne

Giuditta e la fantesca Abra con la testa di Oloferne

SECURE
Date: 1645 · QID: Q29021053
Collection: Museo di Capodimonte / Q 377
Attribution Notes
Judith and Abra with Holofernes' head. Variant of secure Detroit or Capodimonte versions.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Giuditta e la fantesca con la testa di Oloferne

Giuditta e la fantesca con la testa di Oloferne

SECURE
Date: 1645 · QID: Q29021098
Collection: Musée des Explorations du Monde / 2006.O.751
Attribution Notes
Another Judith with maidservant. If Cannes 1640s: WB 47, Locker Figure 3.31.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Christ Blessing the Children

Christ Blessing the Children

SECURE
Date: 1626 · QID: Q29021344
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art / 27.106
Attribution Notes
c.1624-25, San Carlo al Corso, Rome. MET Figure 132. Signature revealed in 2012 restoration.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Sansone e Dalila

Sansone e Dalila

SECURE
Date: 1638 · QID: Q29021527
Collection: Museo di Capodimonte
Attribution Notes
1630-38, Palazzo Zevallos Naples. Bissell WB 35. Secure Naples period work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Giuditta e la sua ancella Abra con la testa di Oloferne

Giuditta e la sua ancella Abra con la testa di Oloferne

SECURE
Date: 1610 · QID: Q29021642
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/33441a72dd5d052299d963938ce73a28
Attribution Notes
Another Judith variant. Multiple secure versions documented in Bissell.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Maria Maddalena in estasi

Maria Maddalena in estasi

SECURE
Date: 1623 · QID: Q29021696
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/b6dda20fed2f393278e916a743bed0d0
Attribution Notes
Italian for Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy. Authenticated work.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Maddalena penitente

Maddalena penitente

SECURE
Date: 1629 · QID: Q29022638
Collection: Museum Correale
Attribution Notes
Italian for Penitent Magdalene. Multiple secure versions in major collections throughout career.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Caterina di Alessandria

Santa Caterina di Alessandria

SECURE
Date: 1630 · QID: Q29023223
Collection: http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/5a053632ba865fc844d624de5f6ec253
Attribution Notes
If Uffizi c.1618-19: Bissell WB 6, MET 59. X-ray revealed self-portrait beneath. If Stockholm: secure post-Bissell attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Santa Caterina di Alessandria

Santa Caterina di Alessandria

SECURE
Date: 1620 · QID: Q29023829
Collection: El Paso Museum of Art / K-2153
Attribution Notes
If Uffizi c.1618-19: Bissell WB 6, MET 59. X-ray revealed self-portrait beneath. If Stockholm: secure post-Bissell attribution.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Judith og tjenestekvinnen med Holofernes' hode

Judith og tjenestekvinnen med Holofernes' hode

SECURE
Date: 1608 · QID: Q29044280
Collection: National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design / NG.M.02073
Attribution Notes
Norwegian title for Judith and maidservant. Secure composition in multiple versions.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Susanna and the Elders

Susanna and the Elders

SECURE
Date: 1652 · QID: Q30605361
Collection: Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Attribution Notes
1610 Pommersfelden version. Bissell WB 2, MET 51. Signed 'ARTEMITIA GENTILESCHI F[ECIT] 1610'. First signed work. Universally accepted.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Self portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654) as Saint Catherine

Self portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654) as Saint Catherine

SECURE
Date: 1616 · QID: Q55429769
Collection: National Gallery / NG6671
Attribution Notes
Full descriptive title. National Gallery London acquisition 2018.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain
Den angrende Maria Magdalena

Den angrende Maria Magdalena

SECURE
Date: 1640 · QID: Q55431936
Collection: National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design / NG.M.00236
Attribution Notes
Danish for Penitent Mary Magdalene. Multiple secure versions exist.
No IIIF manifest · Public domain