Often overlooked in the pantheon of Renaissance masters is Artemisia Gentileschi -- Italy's greatest female painter. In 17th century Italy, Artemisia braved the male-dominated sphere of painting to become a groundbreaking artist.

Making new worlds out of old worlds -- Part I: A girl artist in 21st-century Seattle writes about a girl artist in 17th-century Rome -- Part II: The trial of 1612 -- Part III.