Artemisia acquired by NGA
February 9 2026
Picture: nga.gov
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. announced their acquisition of Artemisia Gentileschi's Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy last week.
According to the gallery's website:
Featured in numerous publications and exhibitions since its rediscovery in 2011, Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy is widely considered by art historians to be one of Gentileschi’s greatest works, making it one of the most prominent recent additions to the nation’s art collection. Before its acquisition by the National Gallery, the painting spent centuries in a private collection and disappeared from the public record. It resurfaced in the south of France in 2011 and was acquired by a private collection during a Sotheby’s auction in 2014 [where it made €865,000].
