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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 1d

Great list - we are pleased to see entries for shows about Edmonia Lewis, Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, Michaelina Wautier & more!

For a longer list of upcoming shows on these and other historic #womenartists - see

Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2025
artherstory.net/museum-exhib...

Historic Women Artists | 2025 Museum Exhibitions

This post lists current and upcoming museum shows that focus on women artists of past centuries, which will be on view during 2025

artherstory.net

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 15h

Art Herstory's Lily and Poinsettia holiday cards, boxed set of 10 | Art by Clarissa Munger Badger etsy.me/42yLq8W via Etsy

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.

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 16h

Research in Action: “Portrait of an Unknown Lady ”
Free admission; preregistration required
Tues, Nov 18
Study Room, Yale Center for British Art

Emma Luisa Cahill Marrón, Residential Fellow at the YCBA, highlights Lucas Horenbout’s Portrait of an Unknown Lady.

britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-...

A miniature painting of a Tudor woman's bust, in a round silver-colored frame with a loop at the top for a chain.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 1d

8 Must-See Museum Shows Celebrating Overlooked Women Artists
by Katie White for Artnet News
news.artnet.com/art-world/mu...

8 Must-See Museum Shows Celebrating Historic Women Artists

Women artists who made their mark on history have their museum moments this fall, from Michaelina Wautier to Edmonia Lewis.

news.artnet.com

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 1d

Michaelina Wautier Broke Through the Barriers
By Heleen Debruyne, translated by Kate Connelly
www.the-low-countries.com/article/mich...

Michaelina Wautier Broke Through the Barriers - the low countries

Heleen Debruyne takes female painters out of oblivion and gives them the honour they deserve.

www.the-low-countries.com

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 1d

A Long-Forgotten 17th-Century Flemish Master Is Finally Getting the Attention She Deserves
For the first time, nearly all of Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier’s works will be exhibited together
by Ella Feldman for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...

A Long-Forgotten 17th-Century Flemish Master Is Finally Getting the Attention She Deserves

For the first time, nearly all of Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier's works will be exhibited together

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 1d

Seen in the wild - Sofonisba Anguissola, by Cecilia Gamberini, is at the shop of the National Museum of Women in the Arts!

shop.nmwa.org/collections/...

The book is in the series "Illuminating Women Artists," published in the UK/ROW by @lhartbooks.bsky.social and in N Amer by Getty Publications.

A picture of a book cover sitting face out on a shelf of books about women artists, all but one of which are shown spine-out.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

Public service announcements -

- The NMWA is open despite the shutdown
- Entry is free to furloughed federal employees
- A version of this show opens next year in Belgium, at MSK Gent: Unforgettable, www.mskgent.be/en/exhibitio...
- The NMWA version of the show is on through Jan 11, 2026

Unforgettable

In spring 2026, the MSK offers the chance to discover the fascinating works created by women artists in the Low Countries.

www.mskgent.be

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

1) What a wonderful exhibition!

We'll have more to say on the blog, but for now - see this show if you can!

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750,
National Museum of Women in the Arts, NMWA, nmwa.org/exhibitions/...

A photo of four framed engravings on a wall, 2 rows of 2 artworks each, and the wall plaque

A half-length portrait in a black frame of a man in a dark jacket and a white collar. His right hand is visible at the bottom of the painting, holding a small book.

A three-quarter length portrait of an unsmiling white woman standing outdoors, perhaps on a porch. She wears a wimple and a black gown under a white cloak. At the right side of her waist a rosary hangs from a belt; a cross dangles at the bottom of the rosary. Her right hand holds the fabric of her cloak. Her left arm bends at the elbow so that her left hand sits at about her waist; in it she holds an open book.

A photo of a small paper cutting in a brown frame, encased in a clear case for display. The artwork features the Star of David at the center and the monogram “AM” at the top and bottom.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

St. Francis in Prayer (San Francesco in Preghiera), n.d., by #ElisabettaSirani (Italian, 1638–1665). Private collection; source, Female Artists in History on FB, www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastofStFrancis #StFrancisFeastDay

A painting of St Francis, half length in his brown hooded robe, kneeling in prayer before a crucifix with his hands crossed on his chest. The colors are dark and subtle, mostly browns and grays.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

A goose & ducks in a landscape, 1680, by #CorneliaDeRijck (Dutch, 1653-1726), who died #otd. Held by
Museum Gouda, gou-apw.adlibhosting.com/AIS/Details/...

On view in Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750, nmwa.org/exhibitions/...

#artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory

A dark painting of a goose and ducks, close up, in a landscape

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 4d

Coming up Oct 23 -
Hidden histories of the museum
Women transforming art collections
National Gallery, London

The conf asks how women’s work around museums has been recorded–or overlooked–within dominant narratives of art & institutional history.

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/hidde...

A photograph of two women operating what looks to be a very early camera.

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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 6d

Worth repeating, and appreciating every day: "More than 100 of North America’s top universities clearly believe that an energetic, outward-facing publishing program is a tremendous asset to, indeed a responsibility of, any university."

Why institutions should continue to support their university presses (opinion)

Institutions can be unfamiliar with what their university presses do or with their own integral role in supporting scholarly publishing, argue Kathryn Conrad and Jennifer Crewe, which can lead to hasty or inaccurate judgments.

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 6d

Thursday, 23 Oct at the V&A -

Lunchtime Lectures: The Extraordinary Art Collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber
by @carolinemccaff.bsky.social, author of the same-named book, just published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social

Free; no booking is required.

www.vam.ac.uk/event/E7WLeV...

Screenshot from event website, featuring event title & info and a detail of a photo of a ceramic art object.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 7d

Giulia Lama is one of the artists featured in the new #OpenAccess book Women Artists and Artisans in Venice and the Veneto, 1400–1750: Uncovering the Female Presence, edited by Tracy Cooper, www.routledge.com/Women-Artist... or library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

Women Artists and Artisans in Venice and the Veneto, 1400-1750: Uncovering the Female Presence

This book of essays highlights the lives, careers, and works of art of women artists and artisans in Venice and its territories from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries. The collection represen...

www.routledge.com

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 7d

Self Portrait, 1725, by #GiuliaLama (Italian, 1681-1747), who was born #otd, Oct 1. Held at the Uffizi Galleries; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gi... #womenartists #artherstory

A half-length painting of a gently smiling white woman in a goldish-brown dress and cloak, standing with her elbows bent, holding a paintbrush between her right thumb and forefinger. Her left hand holds her palette and several more brushes. Her face turns away from the brushes as though the viewer has just interrupted her work.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 7d

And early modern women artists are well represented in a 4th exhibition, coming up at the end of October!

A Feast of Fruit and Flowers: Women Still Life Painters of the Seventeenth Century and Beyond
The Hyde Collection
www.hydecollection.org/exhibition/a...

A Feast of Fruit and Flowers: Women Still Life Painters of the Seventeenth Century and Beyond - www.hydecollection.org

www.hydecollection.org

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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · 11d

Lovely to receive my copies in the post! Congrats to @susannegruss.bsky.social & Marcus Hartner & all the contributors (including moi!) 🏴‍☠️☠️🏴‍☠️☠️🏴‍☠️☠️

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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · 8d

I'm speaking next on #gloucester to Loddon History Group on Wed 15 Ocober, 1.30pm - details below ... do join me ...
www.loddonhistorygroup.co.uk/events/

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 7d

Dutch & Flemish Women Artists 2 etsy.me/3Iq9EeN via Etsy

A note card 6-pack sampler featuring artworks by Clara Peeters, Judith Leyster, Maria Schalcken, Anna Ruysch, Rachel Ruysch & Dorothea Storm-Kreps!

A stationery set label, featuring the 6 artworks reproduced in the set, and some branding text and icons.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 7d

2) ... the list of women artists of the early modern Low Countries continues...

Judith Leyster, artherstory.net/judith-leyst...

Maria Schalcken, artherstory.net/maria-schalc...

Maria Sibylla Merian, artherstory.net/maria-sibyll...

Rachel Ruysch, artherstory.net/rachel-ruysc...

Judith Leyster, a 17thC Dutch artist. She's sitting at her easel proping her right elbow on the post of her chair and holding her paintbrush in her right hand. In her left hand she grips her palette through the thumbhole, and holds several more paintbrushes. Her head turns towards the viewer, smiling. She's wearing a white cap and a huge white disc of a neck ruff over a purple dress. On the easel is a painting of a violin player.

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 7d

1) #ArtHerstory maintains resource pages on several women artists of the early modern Low Countries:

Alida Withoos, artherstory.net/alida-withoos/

Anna Ruysch, artherstory.net/anna-ruysch/

Clara Peeters, artherstory.net/clara-peeters/

Dorothea Storm-Kreps, artherstory.net/dorothea-sto...

Still Life of Fish and Cat
Oil on panel, 34.3 x 47 cm, by Clara Peeters, after 1620
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

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Art Herstory @artherstory.bsky.social · 7d

With 3 major art shows on C17th-18th women, is the Autumn of Early Modern #WomenArtists!

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750
nmwa.org/exhibitions/...

Michaelina Wautier-Painter
www.khm.at/en/exhibitio...

Rachel Ruysch: Artist, Naturalist, and Pioneer
www.mfa.org/exhibition/r...

A glorious profusion of flowers sitting on a stone ledge, in the right edge of which is the artist's signature. According to the text on the museum object page, "Luscious white and orange lilies, peonies, cabbage roses, and striated tulips compete for attention in a sumptuous display. Glistening dewdrops on the petals suggest that the blossoms are freshly cut. Indeed, their scent continues to attract hovering insects."

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 7d

Applications are open for our funded fellowships!

📚 Long- and short-term fellowships in cultural, intellectual & art history
🎨 New Frances A Yates Curatorial Fellowship
📚 Joint fellowship with Villa I Tatti

Find out more: warburg.sas.ac.uk/research-fel...

#ResearchFellowship #CulturalHistory

Funded Research Fellowships

Pursue your research with the Warburg Institute’s world-renowned collections.

warburg.sas.ac.uk

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