In 1931, fifteen female painters decided to form a modern artists’ group called the New Group of Women Artists. To mark the occasion, an exhibition... Read More

Madonna of the Svezzamento (attributed here to Artemisia Gentileschi, c. 1611, Palazzo Barberini Corsini) has been one among many of the depictions of the Madonna... Read More

When the Princesse des Ursins (1642-1722), née Marie-Anne de la Trémoille, entered the Roman aristocracy after marrying the Duke of Bracciano and Prince of Neroli... Read More

The Netherlands witnessed a distinct rise in the publication of a variety of household manuals and guides in the seventeenth-and eighteenth-century, presaged by early cookbooks... Read More

Eleonora di Toledo was associated with fertility themes and ancient harvest goddesses throughout her reign as second duchess of Florence. These associations were based on... Read More

Female artists of the 18th century often paint (only) still lifes – and thus produce works in a genre that is still regarded today as... Read More

This paper will examine the place occupied by native flora in representations of country in the work of First Nations female painters. The paper will... Read More

From the paintings of exquisite floral arrangements by Rachel Ruysch to the meticulous documentation of entomological subjects in their tropical milieu by Maria Sibylla Merian,... Read More