Artemisia, a young woman living in Rome in the 1600s, is raped by her father's best friend, and instead of denying it, she takes the man to trial and finds herself ostracized from her village and her father.
Eighteen-year-old Artemisia Gentileschi, having ruined her reputation by making a public accusation of rape against her art teacher, enters into an arranged marriage in post-Renaissance Italy and moves with her husband to Florence where her talent blossoms, bringing fame and conflict into her life.
Eighteen-year-old Artemisia Gentileschi, having ruined her reputation by making a public accusation of rape against her art teacher, enters into an arranged marriage in post-Renaissance Italy and moves with her husband to Florence where her talent blossoms, bringing fame and conflict into her life.
