Vreeland, Susan: 1946-2017

The Passion of Artemisia, 2002 - Information about the Book

  • General Information
    • Artemisia became the first woman to be accepted into the prestigious Accademia delle Arti del Disegno (the Academy of Arts and Drawing). This allowed her to purchase her artistic supplies without the permission of her husband and to sign her own contracts.
  • Facts
    • Author Genesis of the novel
    • Author In an interview with Dick Gordon Susan Vreeland said, "It is not a biography; it is a novel... It is not even a fictionalized biography". WBUR, February 14, 2002
  • Articles
    • Exalted subject, above-average historical fiction: "Readers may learn much from the tale, but they’ll have to pardon Palmira’s seeming less like a child from the 17th century than like a kid from the mall." Kirkus Review; January 14, 2002
    • Review: "Susan Vreeland appears to have made a serious effort to stay factual throughout the novel. She allowed herself freedom in dealing with the timeline and occasional other details." ArtTrav; June 4, 2009