Artemisia review – overwhelmingly present

National Gallery, LondonFull of vigour, purpose and drama, the extraordinary work of the 17th-century painter Artemisia Gentileschi finally gets the blockbuster UK show it deservesArtemisia Gentileschi is painting for all she’s worth. Light flashes from her forehead and breast, and the naked white forearm where the sleeve falls back to reveal an unexpected strength. Her fingernails are dirty and her hair coming loose as she wheels towards a large empty canvas. It is a picture of passion: t