Premodern Women Artists and Patrons: A Global Bibliography Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance/Early Modern

Art and MusicPremodern Women Artists and Patrons: A Global Bibliography Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance/Early Modern

Posted March 26, 2025 by arete in WomensHistory

This is a massive bibliography on pre- and early modern women artists and patrons compiled by two art historians, and is still regularly updated. Should be an invaluable resource for anyone studying or interested in women and art history before 1700.

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somegenerichandle

March 26, 2025

Ooh. i might need to consult this. I just started listening to Katy Hessel's The Story of Art without Men.

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faerieberry

March 26, 2025

Thank you so much for this! It can be so hard to find information about women artists, this is incredible!

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Posted March 26, 2025 by arete

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