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Unforgettable : women artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750 / edited by Virginia Treanor and Frederica Van Dam ; with contributions from Katie Altizer Takata, Klara Alen, Inez De Prekel, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Elena Kanagy-Loux, Judith Noorman, Catherine Powell-Warren, Marleen Puyenbroek, Oana Stan, Virginia Treanor, Frederica Van Dam ; translation, Ted Alkins.

Fine Arts Library N8354 .U54 2025
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Treanor, Virginia, curator, editor, writer of added commentary.
Dam, Frederica van, curator, editor, writer of added commentary.
Alen, Klara, 1988- writer of added commentary.
Hofrichter, Frima Fox, writer of added commentary.
Noorman, Judith, writer of added commentary.
Powell-Warren, Catherine, writer of added commentary.
Altizer Takata, Katie, writer of added commentary.
De Prekel, Inez, writer of added commentary.
Kanagy-Loux, Elena, writer of added commentary.
Puyenbroek, Marleen, writer of added commentary.
Stan, Oana, writer of added commentary.
Alkins, Ted, translator.
National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.), issuing body, hosting institution.
Museum voor Schone Kunsten (Ghent, Belgium), issuing body, hosting institution.
Hannibal Books, publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women artists--Belgium--Flanders--17th century--Exhibitions.
Women artists.
Women artists--Netherlands--17th century--Exhibitions.
Women artists--Belgium--Flanders--18th century--Exhibitions.
Women artists--Netherlands--18th century--Exhibitions.
Art, Flemish--17th century--Exhibitions.
Art, Flemish.
Art, Dutch--17th century--Exhibitions.
Art, Dutch.
Art, Flemish--18th century--Exhibitions.
Art, Dutch--18th century--Exhibitions.
Art, European.
Women artists--History.
Europe.
Genre:
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Physical Description:
284 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, facsimiles ; 32 cm
Other Title:
Women artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750
Place of Publication:
Veurne, Belgium : Hannibal Books ; [Ghent, Belgium] : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent ; [Washington, D.C.] : National Museum of Women in the Arts, [2025]
Summary:
"'Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750' breaks the silence surrounding the vital role women played in the artistic life of the Low Countries (present-day Belgium and the Netherlands).Between 1600 and 1750, women were indispensable to the vibrant art scenes of cities such as Antwerp and Amsterdam--but their stories have long gone untold. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together, for the first time, the rich talents of more than fifty women artists. From painting and sculpture to lace-making, paper-cutting, and botanical illustration, women excelled in a wide range of art forms and played a crucial role in the flourishing art market of the time. This book restores their rightful place in the history of art, offering a broader, more inclusive perspective on the artistic legacy of the early-modern Netherlands"--Publisher's description. https://hannibalbooks.be/en/onvergetelijk-vrouwelijke-kunstenaars-van-antwerpen-tot-amsterdam-1600-1750#58046
Contents:
Identity. The presence of women: a survey of sources / Virginia Treanor
Chiseled with confidence: the Mechelen Baroque sculptor Maria Faydherbe (1587 - after 1633)
Portraits of the artist / Virginia Treanor
Tradition and ambition / Frederica Van Dam & Inez De Prekel
Choices. Between pious devotion and worldly independence: the lives of Catarina Ykens II, Johanna Vergouwen, and Susanna Forchondt, three Antwerp "spiritual daughters" / Frederica Van Dam
Spinning a life: lacemakers, linnennaaisters, and laundresses in the Low Countries / Elena Kanagy-Loux
Family ties / Inez De Prekel & Virginia Treanor
Social expectations / Frederica Van Dam & Inez De Prekel
Networks. Women in the art trade: three versatile female dealers in seventeenth-century Amsterdam / Marleen Puyenbroek
A female clientele / Judith Noorman
Women of nature: the intersection of art and science in the Dutch seventeenth century / Catarina Powell-Warren
Local networks / Katie Altizer Takata
Global networks / Katie Altizer Takata
Legacy. 50 years of representation: Dutch and Flemish women artists in exhibitions and collections / Oana Stan
Judith Leyster and the art market / Frima Fox Hofrichter
Value, memory, legacy / Virginia Treanor & Katie Altizer Takata
Exhibited works
Index of names
Bibliography.
Notes:
Featured artists include: Gesina ter Borch, Anna Francisca de Bruyns, Maria Faydherbe, Judith Leyster, Maria Sibylla Merian, Maria van Oosterwijck, Clara Peeters, Rachel Ruysch, Anna Maria van Schurman, Johanna Vergouwen, Michaelina Wautier, and Alida Withoos, and others.
Includes bibliographical references (275-281) and index.
Local Notes:
"This book was published on occasion of the exhibition 'Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., September 26, 2025-January 11, 2026, and the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, March 7-May 31, 2026"--Colophon.
ISBN:
9789493416277
9493416275
OCLC:
1513167524
Publisher Number:
CIPO000347596

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