Unforgettable
Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750
1st Edition
Published on 20. September 2025
Book
Hardback
284 pages
978-94-93416-27-7 (ISBN)
Description
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Persons
Dr. Frederica Van Dam is the Curator of Old Masters at MSK Ghent. Specialising in Early Modern Flemish painting, she co-curated Van Eyck - An Optical Revolution and led the first monographic show on Theodoor Rombouts. Dr. Virginia Treanor is the Senior Curator at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C. She earned her Ph.D. in 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art from the University of Maryland. Since joining NMWA in 2012, Dr. Treanor has curated numerous exhibitions, including multiple installments of the "Women to Watch" series.
Content
I. Foreword
II. Introduction
III. Identity
a. Essay: The Presence of the Artist. Self-Development, Self-Improvement, and Self-Representation
b. Essay: Gender and Genre
c. Essay: The Voice of Maria Faydherbe
d. Cluster note: Identity
e. Cluster note: Tradition & Ambition
IV. Choices
a. Essay: Spiritual Daughters in the Artistic Economy of the Southern Netherlands
b. Essay: Women and the Reality of Lace-making
c. Essay: Women and Religious Life
d. Cluster note: Family Ties
e. Cluster note: Social Expectations
V. Local and Global Networks
a. Essay: Women in the Art Trade
b. Essay: Female Clientele
c. Essay: Women, Art, and Science
d. Cluster note: Local Networks
e. Cluster note: Global Networks
VI. Value & Legacy
a. Essay: Women in Museum Collections
b. Essay: Judith Leyster and the Art Market
c. Cluster note: Value and Legacy
VII. Checklist of Illustrated/Exhibited Works
VIII. Bibliography:
IX. Index with Page References
X. Colophon and Photo Credits
II. Introduction
III. Identity
a. Essay: The Presence of the Artist. Self-Development, Self-Improvement, and Self-Representation
b. Essay: Gender and Genre
c. Essay: The Voice of Maria Faydherbe
d. Cluster note: Identity
e. Cluster note: Tradition & Ambition
IV. Choices
a. Essay: Spiritual Daughters in the Artistic Economy of the Southern Netherlands
b. Essay: Women and the Reality of Lace-making
c. Essay: Women and Religious Life
d. Cluster note: Family Ties
e. Cluster note: Social Expectations
V. Local and Global Networks
a. Essay: Women in the Art Trade
b. Essay: Female Clientele
c. Essay: Women, Art, and Science
d. Cluster note: Local Networks
e. Cluster note: Global Networks
VI. Value & Legacy
a. Essay: Women in Museum Collections
b. Essay: Judith Leyster and the Art Market
c. Cluster note: Value and Legacy
VII. Checklist of Illustrated/Exhibited Works
VIII. Bibliography:
IX. Index with Page References
X. Colophon and Photo Credits