A rare self-portrait by the Italian Old Master painter Artemisia Gentileschi, completed when she was just 20 years old, will be auctioned next month and could fetch up to $3.5m (£2.6m).
One of the most notable figures in the history of art, Gentileschi’s life has been the subject of as much fascination as her work, as she rose to fame across Europe in the 17th century at a time when few women artists were formally recognised.
