by artherstory | Oct 13, 2026 | News/Blog
Guest post by Mercè Valderrey, art historian, researcher, curator and independent art advisor Introduction In an article published in El Periódico on March 9, 2026, journalist Gemma Camps asked whether the Museum of the Baroque of Catalonia in Manresa held any work by...
by Erika Gaffney | Feb 17, 2026 | News/Blog
by Erika Gaffney, Art Herstory Founder Early this month, the National Gallery of Art disclosed its purchase of Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, a painting by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. The announcement has resonated throughout the art world. According to the...
by artherstory | Feb 10, 2026 | News/Blog
Thoughts on Michaelina Wautier: Painter at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna Guest post by Allison van den Hoek, author of INDELICATE: Michaelina Wautier’s Untold Story Within these walls covered with works by Michaelina Wautier, “the greatest artistic...
by artherstory | Jan 29, 2026 | News/Blog
Guest post by Alessandra Masu, author, journalist and art historian After the inauguration of the new Sala delle Pittrici (Hall of Women Painters) at Palazzo Braschi in Rome, I spent part of the holidays visiting three pioneering exhibitions on women artists in Modern...
by artherstory | Jan 24, 2026 | News/Blog
by Erika Gaffney, Art Herstory Founder The year 2025 saw major new auction records set for art by women, both living and historic. Selling for US $13.6 million, Marlene Dumas’ Miss January became the most expensive artwork by a living female artist sold at...
