Michaelina Wautier / Katlijne van der Stighelen ; translated from the Dutch by Han van der Vegt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stighelen, Katlijne van der, author.

Contributor:

Vegt, Han van der, translator.

Series:

Illuminating women artists. Renaissance and Baroque

Illuminating women artists : Renaissance and Baroque

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Wautier, Michaelina, 1604-1689.

Wautier, Michaelina.

Painting, Flemish--17th century.

Painting, Flemish.

Painting, Baroque--Belgium.

Painting, Baroque.

Women painters--Europe--History--17th century.

Women painters.

Physical Description:

152 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Getty Publications, [2026]

Summary:

"Little is known about the early life of the Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1604-1689). She was born to an upper-class family in Mons, in present-day Belgium, and her complex, diverse body of work suggests a certain level of education and exposure to various artistic traditions. In the early 1640s she relocated to Brussels, following her elder brother, Charles, who was also an artist. There, the siblings lived together, sharing both a home and studio, and embarked on their respective careers. Wautier's catalogue includes a variety of subjects, from portraits and flower garlands to genre scenes and history paintings. Her talent was so impressive that four of her pieces found their way into the holdings of famed art collector Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. Little is known about the early life of the Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1604-1689). She was born to an upper-class family in Mons, in present-day Belgium, and her complex, diverse body of work suggests a certain level of education and exposure to various artistic traditions. In the early 1640s she relocated to Brussels, following her elder brother, Charles, who was also an artist. There, the siblings lived together, sharing both a home and studio, and embarked on their respective careers. Wautier's catalogue includes a variety of subjects, from portraits and flower garlands to genre scenes and history paintings. Her talent was so impressive that four of her pieces found their way into the holdings of famed art collector Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. Katlijne Van der Stighelen is professor of art history at the Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium. In 2018 she curated an exhibition on Michaelina Wautier at the Museum MAS in Antwerp and was editor of the accompanying catalogue."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Lund Humphries"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798887120171

OCLC:

1552040237