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1476
Women in Art Middle Ages Week One
Claricia was an illuminator/artist during the 12th-13th century. Her occupation has been disputed but is believed she was a lay student at the convent.She was most recognized for her self portrait in the South German psalter. She also did art pieces such as Aquarious using blues and greens to represent the ocean. -
Period: 1476 to 1492
Women in Art Middle Ages week 1
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1492
Hildegard of Bingen
She was born around 1098 and experienced visions from a very early age. Hildegard was a Benedictine abbess along with being a poet and mystic. She was a visionary writer and contributed to natural science and medicine. In the image below it shows her receiving a vision and illustrates her spiritual awareness and desire to inform and help others. It also depicts how important her visions were and how she was approached for these visions and knowledge. -
Aug 24, 1552
Lavinia Fontana
Lavinia Fontana was born August 24, 1552 in Bologna Italy. Lavinia Fontana was actually an Italian Mannerist painter and was a very successful female artist of the Italian Renaissance.She was best known for her talent in portraiture. She worked in religious painting and mythology as well making her very talented for the time period. She defied the odds and set the bar very high for women in art during this time period. -
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Week 2 17th century
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Elisabetta Sirani
Elisabetta Sirani was born January 8, 1638 in Bologna, Italy. She was an Italian Baroque painter and also interesting enough a paint maker. She was very skilled with painting beautiful canvases and finishing them quickly. Even the wealthy and noble would buy her works of art so this shows how skilled she really was. She even supported herself and family through her artwork which was very impressive during this time period. -
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Week 3 18th century
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Angelica Kauffmann
Angelica Kauffman was a very successful Swiss painter (Neoclassical) that made a big impact with women artists. She was highly known for her decorative wall paintings and working as a portraitist. She was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts and well respected by other prominent artists during this time period. -
Anne Vallayer-Coster
Anne Vallayer-Coster is another amazing 18th century female artist. She was a French painter that was well known for her still life artwork. She gained popularity with her beautiful still life artwork such as portraits and flowers. The restrictions on women artists ( what they could draw/paint) did hinder her advancements but her talent and skills earned her recognition as a female artist during this time. -
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Week 4 19th Century
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Anne Whitney
Anne Whitney was actually a poet as well as an amazing sculptor. Her work included sculptures of very important historical and political figures. Her work reflected her views on women’s rights and abolition which was very impressive and brave during this time. Anne Whitney completed a life size sculpture Lady Godiva (1861) that shows her feelings on women being brave and standing up for what they know is right.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Whitney -
Lilly Martin Spencer
Lilly Martin Spencer was a very popular 19th century female painter. She was very well known for her paintings of domestic scenes and family. Her talent and artwork made her the most widely reproduced female genre painter during this time period. One of her first major pieces to contribute to her success was called Life’s Happy Hour. During this time Lilly Spencer’s work was a very big hit with decorating homes with inexpensive prints.https://ohiomemory.ohiohistory.org/archives/6279