A recently rediscovered painting by Artemisia Gentileschi (circa 1593-1636) titled Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy is valued at $278,400-417,600 ahead of a sale at Sotheby's Paris on June 26.
Gentileschi was one of only a handful of female painters to achieve success in her era, becoming the first woman ever to be accepted into the Accademia di Arte del Disegno in Florence.
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Pierre Etienne, head of old master paintings at Sotheby's Paris, commented: "To be lucky enough to see a work of this quality reappear on the market is a source of great emotion to me as a specialist in old master paintings!"
"It is a splendid and superb Artemisia! It is more than just a painting - it is theatre! Almost opera!"
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