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Erika Gaffney
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Sr Acq Editor, Early Modern Studies, Amsterdam University Press. Comm Editor, Art History, Lund Humphries. Founder, Art Herstory. Etsy shop, http://artherstorynotes.etsy.com
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This month is the 400th anniv of the passing of Sofonisba Anguissola. Art Herstory commemorates the moment with a (very) limited edition hard cover journal.

Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...

Available on Etsy as well: www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
Art Herstory's new Sofonisba Anguissola journal standing upright on the floor at the foot of a decorated evergreen tree, surrounded by wrapped gifts and behind a wavy red ribbon with tiny gold balls or bells under each wave.
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Portrait of Caterina Balbi, between 1740 & 1742, by #MariannaCarlevarijs (Italian, 1703-p. 1750), who was born #otd, Nov 25. Held by Ca'Rezzonico; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ca... #artherstory #womenartists
Half-length pastel portrait of a blue-eyed, blond young woman in a white gown with bold trim and a pale blue cloak. She wears hair ornaments and dangle earrings. Her right arm is bent so that it crosses her body; in her right hand she holds a small flower bouquet at the center of her chest.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Mystical Marriage of #StCatherine, c. 1640-60, by #JosefaDeÓbidos ( #JosefaDeAyalaFigueira; #JosefaDeAyala; Portuguese, ca. 1630–1684). Held by the National Museum of Ancient Art; source, upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStCatherine #StCatherineofAlexandria
A painting of an interior in which three women sit or kneel gazing at the child in the lap of the woman at the far left, who wears a pink gown and blue cloak (the Virgin Mary). The woman in the middle is older (Saint Anne?). The kneeling woman at the right is richly attired; in front of her is a broken wheel, the attribute of St. Catherine of Alexandria. In the background behind the women, two angels and a man presumably St. Joseph, look on.
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Mystical Marriage of #SaintCatherineofAlexandria, 1649, by #MichaelinaWautier (So. Netherlands, c. 1614-1689). Held by Grand Séminaire, Namur; source, balat.kikirpa.be/photo.php?ob... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStCatherine #SaintCatherine #StCatherine #StCatherineofAlexandria
A painting of three women. At center-left is the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child in her lap. At center right is St Catherine in a gold-trimmed white gown, reaching with her right hand toward the baby; her left forearm is draped over a broken wheel, her attribute. Between these two women stands St. Barbara, holding a martyr's palm. At the far right, from the background, St. Joseph looks on; at the right, a toddler John the Baptist looks on. At the right edge of the painting, on the other side of St. John, is a lamb (painted head-on, from the front).
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The Art Herstory cards are beautiful!
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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This event takes place tomorrow, 11/26 -
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Coming up Nov 26 at Il Palmerino Cultural Association, Florence -

The Art & Life of Francesca Alexander: 1837-1917
A lecture by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio, @wellesley.edu
www.calliopearts.org/post/lecture...

Sponsored by Calliope Arts, the British Institute & Associazione Culturale Il Palmerino
Event poster - top half presents a detail from the Francesca Alexander painting, "Decorating the Shrine." Bottom half is black text on a white background, presenting a blurb and details about the time and place of the event. At the very bottom are logos of the three organizations sponsoring the event.
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Lily and Poinsettia holiday cards, boxed set of 10 | Art by Clarissa Munger Badger
via Etsy, etsy.me/4rlXOnc
A holiday card depicting a drawing of a white lily superimposed over a red poinsettia blossom against an ivory background. On the back is a thumbnail of the image, with text about the artwork and branding info.
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Girls in the Innocenti Archive: histories of Florence’s foundlings unveiled
From tokens to prayer cushions, a new exhibition brings to light the traces of Florence’s foundling girls and the women who left them behind.
by Linda Falcone
www.theflorentine.net/2025/11/12/g...
Girls in the Innocenti Archive: histories of Florence’s foundlings unveiled | The Florentine
From tokens to prayer cushions, a new exhibition brings to light the traces of Florence’s foundling girls and the women who left them behind.
www.theflorentine.net
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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New on the Women'n Art blog -

Illuminating Women Artists Books – 2nd Review
by Natasha Moura

Natasha shares her thoughts about two new series titles: Josefa de Óbidos and Maria Sibylla Merian

womennart.com/2025/11/24/i...

The series is co-published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social & Getty Publications
Illuminating Women Artists’ Books – 2nd Review
Hi there, I am so excited to share this with you, I was invited, again, by Lund Humphries to make a review with my impressions on other two titles of the beautiful book series Illuminating Women Ar…
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November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Still life of birds, including a marsh tit, chiffchaff, chaffinch, blue tits, goldcrest, lapwing & a great tit, n.d., by #OrsolaMaddalenaCaccia (Italian, c. 1596-c. 1676). Included in Sotheby’s auction, Dec 4, www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti..., estimate £40K–60K #nuntastic #artherstory #womenartists
A painted study against a brown background of 11 birds, some in flight, some alighted, and one apparently dead; and a sprig with 4 flower (primula?) blossoms, 2 snails and a bee.
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The Last Drop / The Gay Cavalier, c. 1629, by #JudithLeyster (Dutch, 1609–1660). Held by the Phila Museum of Art, philamuseum.org/collections/...; on view now in "Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam" at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, nmwa.org/exhibitions/... #womenartists #artherstory
A painting of two young men carousing. One of them, in blue pants and a purple or brown jacket, sits on a stool. His head is tilted back as he drinks from a bottle he tips up with his right hand. At the right, the young man in red pants, a red jacket, and a white blouse with a black vest, holds a smoking pipe in his upraised left hand, while his left holds a covered stein by its base, so that the lid dangles toward the floor. At the back of the painting, between the two human figures, stands a skelton, bending forward, cradling a human skull in its left hand, and raising an hourglass over its head with its right hand.
November 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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This month marks the 400th anniv of the passing of Sofonisba Anguissola. Art Herstory commemorates the moment with a (very) limited edition hard cover journal.

Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...

Also available on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
Art Herstory's new Sofonisba Anguissola journal laid on top of a festive seasonal evergreen wreath decorated with red berries, pinecones, sprigs of mistletoe, and some small green Christmas balls with gold tops. The journal cover reproduces an oval self-portrait of the young Sofonisba Anguissola holding a gold medallion with a monogram. The background around the oval-shaped painting is black.
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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“Eufrasia Burlamacchi,” by Loretta Vandi, is published in the series #IlluminatingWomenArtists, co-published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social & Getty Publications, www.lundhumphries.com/products/euf...
Eufrasia Burlamacchi
This timely exploration of the skilful illuminated manuscripts of Sister Eufrasia Burlamacchi (1478–1548) demonstrates her artistry within this sometime neglected artistic medium. Within the convent w...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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#StCecilia with Book and Palm Frond within an initial letter V, c. 1513, by #EufrasiaBurlamacchi (Italian, c.1482-1548). From “Eufrasia Burlamacchi,” by Loretta Vandi, www.lundhumphries.com/products/euf... #nuntastic #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStCecilia #SaintCecilia
A manuscript illumination of a haloed female figure within an initial letter V. She wears a sea-green gown and a rust-colored cloak. Her left elbow is bent so that her forearm is in front of her; in her left hand she holds a blue book. Her right elbow is bent so that her forearm is held upward, parallel to her body; in her right hand she holds a martyr's palm. The letter V, decorated with leaves, is contained within a square with a background of gold paint.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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#SaintCecilia, 1854, by #FrancescaAlexander (American, 1837-1917). @wellesley.edu Special Collections; reproduced in "The Art and Life of Francesca Alexander: 1837-1917," by Jacqueline Marie Musacchio,
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A drawing of a woman from about the waist up, contained in a pale colored circle of paper. She has a halo and flowers in her hair. Her hands are in front of her; the left hand is slightly above the right, and holds a martyr's palm. The description in the book informs the reader that it is a drawing of, “Thomas Ball’s wife Ellen Louisa Wild in the guise of Saint Cecilia, in three-quarter view from the waist up; she holds the palm of martyrdom and wears a floral wreath, a simple halo around her head and a view of a landscape with a church and belltower behind her. In her usual style, Fanny [Francesca Alexander, the artist] only outlined the body but focused attention on her sitter’s head with precisely rendered eyelashes, hair and wreath.”The circular artwork is mounted on a darker brown vertical rectangle of paper, on which appears two lines of handwritten text. The top line is "Santa Cecilia Martire"; the text of the 2nd line is not entirely legible.
November 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Artemisia Gentileschi Christmas Cards
Adoration of the Magi, Boxed Set

Cards are A7 format - 5x7" - on 12 pt stock

For more info visit etsy.me/49BriaA
A photo of a boxed set of holiday cards featuring Artemisia Gentileschi's Adoration of the Magi painting. The cards are packaged in a clear box, with a red metallic stretch band showing at top left (with a bow) and bottom right. A holiday card depicting The Adoration of the Magi, with a holiday red envelope tucked behind the card.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Talking Tudors Episode 323 - The Brilliant Mind of Anna Maria van Schurman with Anne Larsen & Steve Maiullo
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While the conversation does not discuss her art, it covers other topics, including her exceptional education, advocacy for women’s learning, etc.
A long narrow rectangular podcast banner showing a portion of a portrait of the artist, with the podcast title and guest names in white text
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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A Year for Dutch and Flemish Women Artists artherstory.net/a-year-for-d...

A post about exhibitions of art in the last 12 months - as well as new books, and acquisitions and auction news - to do with early modern Dutch and Flemish women artists.
9 artworks by Dutch or Flemish women artists, arranged in 3 rows of 3 images each. There are 3 works that portray human figures, including 2 self portraits; and 6 floral or botanical still lifes. All of these images are reproduced on Art Herstory note cards.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Talking Tudors: Natalie Grueninger delves into a fascinating conversation with Dr. Alan Loomis on the evolution of transparent glass windows in early modern England. talkingtudors.podbean.com/e/the-glass-... @onthetudortrail.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast
March 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Talking Tudors: Host Natalie Grueninger speaks with Emma Rutherford and Dr Elizabeth Goldring about the freshly authenticated Nicholas Hilliard miniature, likely depicting Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. talkingtudors.podbean.com/e/hilliards-... @onthetudortrail.bsky.social #Tudors #Podcast
November 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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📚 New Book Review!

Ellen Barth reviews:

The Edinburgh Companion to Women in Publishing, 1900-2020, edited by Nicola Wilson et al. (Edinburgh University Press, 2024).

Read it here: sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...

#BookHistory #Publishing #WomeninPublishing #WomeninPrint #FeministBookHistory
Cover of The Edinburgh Companion to Women in Publishing, 1900-2020.
November 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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What a pleasure last weekend to view "A Feast of Fruit and Flowers," which recently opened at The Hyde Collection!

Look for our thoughts on this show on the Art Herstory blog in the near future. But for now: see the show if you have the opportunity!

www.hydecollection.org/exhibition/a...
Opening signage for the exhibition- text of the title in white, subtitle in yellow text on a mulberry-colored wall. The wall is draped at the top with green and yellow artificial foliage. A framed still life painting on a mulberry colored wall, next to a pink wall plaque with white text. Two framed still life floral drawings on a mulberry colored wall, each next to a pink wall plaque with white text.
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Opening today in Naples!

Women in Spanish Naples: Another 17th Century
Gallerie d’Italia Naples; Nov 20, 2025–March 22, 2026
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Santa Cecilia, c 1645-1650, The John and Mable Rinqlinq Museum of Art. Attr in the exhibition to Artemisia Gentileschi.
An oil painting of a seated white woman in a gold gown with white sleeves and trim, with a rich royal blue cloak across her left thigh. Her left hand holds up a violin, which she plays with the bow in her right hand. She gazes upward and over her left shoulder. On the ground at her left side is a small booklet of music, open to show the notes of the song she plays.
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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✨ Calling Future Curators! ✨
The Center for Spain in America (CSA) Pre-Doctoral Curatorial Fellowship at the Meadows Museum offers an unparalleled opportunity to immerse yourself in curatorial practice at one of the world’s most important collections of Spanish art.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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🌟 TCU School of Art Announces Tenure-Track Position 🌟

The TCU School of Art is excited to share an opening for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art of the Ancient Americas and Colonial Latin America beginning Fall 2026.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM