Agostino Tassi: A Painter of Maritime Majesty and Baroque Intrigue Agostino Buonamici, later known as Agostino Tassi (born August 3, 1578 – January 1644), was an Italian landscape painter who achieved renown not only for his masterful depictions of the Mediterranean seascape but also for a scandalous chapter in art history—his infamous assault on Artemisia Gentileschi. While biographical details surrounding his early life remain somew…