![]() ![]() ![]() “Haunting … teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it. Told in verse, Joy McCulloughs debut young adult historical novel, Blood Water Paint (2018), is based on the true story of a young iconic painter who is. ![]() But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice: a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost. She was one of Rome’s most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. ISBN: 9780735232112 Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough Age 14 and older In early 17th-century Rome, Artemisia Gentileschi, 17, has surpassed her father’s skill as a painter but gets no credit for her work because she is a woman. Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father’s paint.īy the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. Available in hardback, paperback, e-book, large print, and audio ![]()
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