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Happy birthday, Artemisia Gentileschi! 🎉 🎉 🎉 Celebrate the most famous woman painter of the 17th century with a closer look at "Esther before Ahasuerus"—one of her most ambitious works. Dive in here: https://t.co/fyG3JsUNtl (Psst! See it on view now in #NewLookOldMasters.) https://t.co/zJXRJHnaa9

Happy birthday, Artemisia Gentileschi! Gentileschi lived in 16th- and 17th-century Italy and was the most famous female artist of the Baroque era. https://t.co/ivD3H05nbd

Artist Sarah Sze implants a fragmented installation of individual mirrors in the lush Hudson Valley landscape https://t.co/zal8n5XzMV https://t.co/SdVe9oe6sA

Scientists tracing Leonardo da Vinci’s family tree have tracked down 14 living relatives—including a 62-year-old artist: https://t.co/fvccXVZ0eM https://t.co/2Sp5nON6z0

Discovered by Andy Warhol at the age of 17 and put to work at Interview Magazine, David LaChapelle seems, in retrospect, to have been almost predestined for a prolific career. https://t.co/4SK9mFJ9vs https://t.co/0Q0SJWgM4W

She was known for her portrayals of Biblical and Classical heroines. These subjects included Judith Slaying Holofernes, one of her most iconic works. https://t.co/usAZngFHCi

For her "Garden for Boston" installation, Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) has created a field of corn, beans & sedges on our front lawn. The horseshoe crab shape & the recently added border of crushed oyster shells connect the planting to her coastal identity 🦪 🦪 🦪 https://t.co/M2vocn1n5J

A tender silverpoint drawing of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record £7.5m (£8.8m with fees) to a single bid from a man and woman in the saleroom https://t.co/UKSDjubd6d @ChristiesInc

The North Face will phase out a logo that the street artist Futura said it lifted illegally from his work: https://t.co/lJmXCCTxZW https://t.co/4nkWviZTLu

Van Hanos has managed to fly mostly under the radar. Now two influential galleries are championing his wide-ranging practice to powerful collectors. https://t.co/bCOCp4Zbb8

Arco Madrid created a market moment for Spanish art—but the pandemic kept international galleries and visitors away: https://t.co/BGT9Wui6Rz https://t.co/A98lAlWrZf

A study of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record £7.5m (£8.8m with fees) at @ChristiesInc in London today. It was estimated to make £8m to £12m https://t.co/bG4P0fh3RF

For more on Artemisia Gentileschi, read about our newly acquired painting, Lucretia. https://t.co/UHIFzJQ9RN

Artsy’s Curatorial and Editorial teams offer a look at the auctions lots we’re currently watching, from hidden gems to works with the most bids. https://t.co/C2mXjIvygp

Socialite Angela Gulbenkian has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft in connection with the fraudulent sale of a Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture https://t.co/6NDfbDFAS1