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13 April 2010

More women artists - 17th century

Sofonisba Angguissola, born about 1535, lived till 1625. At 26, she was working at the Spanish court - Artemisia Gentilleschi's self portrait with lute - her dates are 1593-1652Judith Leyster aged 21 or so - this "impertinent" painting made her famous; after her marriage three years later, in 1636, she hardly painted any more -Clara Peeters painted mostly still life -
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  1. Alison13 April 2010 at 23:30

    Last week I saw a sad but rivetting DVD (2009) 'Seraphine', about a little known female painter, 18?? -1942. She worked as a maid for a German art dealer escaping the nazis in France and was thus 'discovered'. You can 'wiki' her - Seraphine Louis

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