by artherstory | Jun 18, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Ellice Wu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Angelica Kauffman, Self-Portrait, c. 1770–75. Oil on canvas, 74 x 61 cm. Ramsbury Manor Foundation. 2024 is shaping up to be a great year for exhibitions on women artists—and certainly no less...
by artherstory | Jun 6, 2024 | News/Blog
Guest post by Hannah Lyons, Curator of the Art Collection, the University of Reading Feature image. Bust-length portrait of a young woman, head turned to the right, by Minnie Jane Hardman, c. 1884–89. The University of Reading Art Collection. On 13 March 1883, the...
by Erika Gaffney | Dec 27, 2023 | News/Blog
Great news: in terms of museum exhibitions, 2024 is shaping up to be exciting for women artists from early modernity through the present. Here, though, we focus (almost) exclusively on women artists from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Keep checking back;...
by wpengine | Mar 16, 2021 | News/Blog
Guest post by Anita Viola Sganzerla, Curator Angelica Kauffman RA (1741–1807) was one of the most distinguished and successful women artists of her time. Educated, talented, sophisticated, attractive, she charmed the art world, fellow artists, and patrons alike. From...
by Erika Gaffney | Jan 16, 2020 | News/Blog
“Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age” has recently closed at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. On February 2, “A Tale of Two Women Painters” closes at the Prado. So, what do fans of female Old Masters have to look forward to? In a...