In the context of Cleopatra (Artemisia Gentileschi, Milan), explain the Attribution of the Description.
Given the close collaboration between father and daughter at the start of Artemisia's career, art historians have struggled to achieve consensus on the attribution of this work. Keith Christiansen has argued this is the work of Orazio, given the masterful depiction of the textiles, for which he was renowned. Mary D. Garrard advocates for an attribution to Artemisia, given the strong emotional tension of the piece, while Letizia Treves cites the realistic rendering of the female form as conclusive evidence of Artemisia's authorship.
Orazio