This event is in the past.It took place on June 1, 2026 at Columbus Museum of Art.
A Gentileschi painting survives the Beirut explosion, gets restored, and returns as a symbol of the artist's own resilience. This exhibition pairs the resurrected Hercules and Omphale with Bathsheba and asks you to see one survival story through another.
Baroque masterworks
Feminist art history
Restoration story
Intimate museum setting
Tips
🎨"marvelously daring exhibition" (Two Coats of Paint)
☕museum café serves excellent lattes
Artemisia Gentileschi: Naples to Beirut
Downtown
A Gentileschi painting survives the Beirut explosion, gets restored, and returns as a symbol of the artist's own resilience. This exhibition pairs the resurrected Hercules and Omphale with Bathsheba and asks you to see one survival story through another.
Baroque masterworks
Feminist art history
Restoration story
Intimate museum setting
Tips
🎨"marvelously daring exhibition" (Two Coats of Paint)
☕museum café serves excellent lattes
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