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Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2023

by Erika Gaffney | Dec 27, 2022 | News/Blog

Maria Hadfield Cosway has recently closed at the Fondazione Maria Cosway. On January 15, Sofonisba—History’s Forgotten Miracle closes at Nivaagaards Malerisamling and Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature closes at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. So, what do fans...

Celebrations of Women in Art during Women’s History Month, 2022

by Erika Gaffney | Feb 26, 2022 | News/Blog

As we all know, March is Women’s History Month! Here we present, in chronological order, an illustrated list of events in honor of women’s contributions to the history of art. Some of the events are free to attend; others are fee-based. If you are aware of...

The Rijksmuseum Opens Its “Gallery of Honor” to Women Artists

by Erika Gaffney | Mar 13, 2021 | News/Blog

Coinciding with International Women’s Day 2021, the Rijksmuseum puts works by women artists on permanent display in its most prominent gallery Gallery caption: Staff hang work by Judith Leyster, Gesina ter Borch, and Rachel Ruysch in the Rijksmuseum’s...

Anna Maria van Schurman: Brains, Arts and Feminist avant la lettre

by wpengine | Feb 23, 2021 | News/Blog

Guest post by Maryse Dekker, student of art history, the University of Amsterdam As the first female student of the Netherlands, Anna Maria van Schurman built quite a reputation as an intellectual in the seventeenth century. She knew multiple ancient and modern...

From a Project on Women Artists: The Calendar and the Cat Lady

by wpengine | Jan 5, 2021 | News/Blog

Guest post by Lisa Kirch, University of North Alabama Figure 1. Kitten’s Game, by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, c. 1860–78, oil on panel, 32.8 x 45.2 cm. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum.  Introduction: Following Women Artists across the Year Its tip vermilion, a cigar glows...
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