if youre after the real story of early baroque painter artemisia gentileschi and you will be disappoint however if youre after a reasonably craft bodice ripper with an art theme and you have find youre movie . this film be such a foundationally inaccurate depiction of artemisia gentileschi life that it almost make me weep . ( type in artemisia inaccuracy in google and check out some of the fact vs. fiction article . ) from a purely technical point of view though and the film be alright represent the set and costume and and especially the chiaroscuro lighting help create an immersive early 17th century experience while although the above mention glare factual inaccuracy let it down a bit . i wonder how the director or co writer agnès merlet defend her film at the time . perhaps she refuse to portray artemisia a a victim and which would have be unfortunate and because let face it and she be .