Artemisia Gentileschi The Renaissance was home to many inspirational and talented artists, many of these artists, art style and message in the art has been revolutionationary. These artists helped establish the Renaissance help develop the society we know today. One of these artists included Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the first few artists to show women as heroes. Back then many people saw women as weak, small, and useless. Although at the time women were still not able to vote Gentileschi’s art helped them think of better days where women would finally be able to vote. Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8th, 1593 in Rome, Italy. In her early years of life her father taught her to about famous artists