by Erika Gaffney | Sep 13, 2019 | News/Blog
This month yields a bumper crop of new books about history’s women artists from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. We list those that have come to our attention, quoting the publisher’s description. If you know of other titles that should be on this...
by wpengine | Sep 2, 2019 | News/Blog
American University, Washington, DC, 24–25 September 2021 Self-portrait with Easel, 1640s, by Michaelina Wautier (So. Netherlands, 1617–1689). Held in a private collection; source, Wikimedia. Update, May 14, 2020 The Feminist Art History Conference has been postponed,...
by Erika Gaffney | Aug 7, 2019 | News/Blog
A New Book Announcement Published by Amsterdam University Press, this essay collection features innovative scholarship on women artists and patrons in the Netherlands 1500–1700. Covering painting, printmaking, and patronage, authors highlight the contributions of...
by Erika Gaffney | Jul 28, 2019 | News/Blog
There also have been many experienced women in the field of painting who are still renowned in our time, and who could compete with men. Among them, one excels exceptionally, Judith Leyster, called “the true Leading star in art.” —Theodore...
by Erika Gaffney | Jul 16, 2019 | News/Blog
Q&A about Judith Leyster (1609–1660), the protagonist of Callaghan’s 2018 novel We notice an exciting new trend in publishing: real women artists from the distant past feature as protagonists in new works of historical fiction, and as subjects of scholarly...
