{"title":"Celebrating Women's History Month","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003eCustomers outside the U.S. and Canada can order these titles from Lund Humpries \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lundhumphries.com\/collections\/women-in-the-arts\" title=\"https:\/\/www.lundhumphries.com\/collections\/women-in-the-arts\" data-linkindex=\"0\" id=\"anchor-ae01870b-9e3b-f028-4b70-783e66efd012\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.lundhumphries.com\/collections\/women-in-the-arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"luisa-roldan-978-1606067321","title":"Luisa Roldán","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Hall-van den Elsen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis initial book in the groundbreaking new series Illuminating Women Artists is the first \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnglish-language monograph on the extraordinary Spanish Baroque sculptor Luisa Roldán.                                                                     \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLuisa Roldán (1652–1706), also known as La Roldana, was an accomplished Spanish Baroque artist, much admired during her lifetime for her exquisitely crafted and painted wood and terracotta sculptures. Roldán trained under her father and worked in Seville, Cádiz, and Madrid. She even served as sculptor to the royal chambers of two kings of Spain. Yet despite her great artistry and achievements, she has been largely forgotten by modern art history.  Written for art lovers of all backgrounds, this beautifully illustrated book offers an important perspective that has been missing—a deeper understanding of the opportunities, and the challenges, facing a woman artist in Roldán’s time. With attention to the historical and social dynamics of her milieu, this volume places Roldán’s work in context alongside that of other artists of the period, including Velázquez, Murillo, and Zurbarán, and provides much-needed insight into what life was like for this trailblazing artist of seventeenth-century Spain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Hall-van den Elsen studied Spanish art at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. She completed her MA and PhD on the life and work of Luisa Roldán.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This beautifully illustrated book is written by the world’s expert on Luisa Roldán, whose archival research sheds light on this important Sevillian Spanish sculptor. The book brings together historical details, vivid descriptions of the sculptures, and documented and stylistic attributions to inform and educate the reader. Experts and those new to the topic will both find some takeaways.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003eIlenia Colón Mendoza, \u003cem\u003eEarly Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The high-quality illustrations make the publication attractive and enable useful study of the materials, techniques, and development of the sculptor’s style. Above all, they show the refinement and delicacy of her art. The writing is clear and flows naturally, making the book remarkably accessible.”\u003cbr\u003e—Hilary Macartney, \u003cem\u003ecaa.reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A seminal volume not only on this great sculptor but also on the contexts in which she flourished.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kelley Helmstutler Di Dio, \u003cem\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“[An] exquisite book.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kate Burnett Budzyn, \u003cem\u003eThe Decorative Arts Trust\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“In addition to highlighting her considerable skill in sculpting polychrome wood and terracotta sculptures, Catherine Hall-van den Elsen delves into 17th-century Spanish society, painting a picture of what life would have been like for a woman of the era, and the challenges faced by women artists in particular.”\u003cbr\u003e—Sarah Cascone, \u003cem\u003eArtnet News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Lavishly filled with gorgeous photos.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jayne\u003cem\u003e, Dear Author\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Makes an important contribution to the existing bibliography . . . and to raising the profile of Roldán's enchanting terracottas, which deserve a catalogue all of their own.”\u003cbr\u003e—Nicola Jennings, \u003cem\u003eApollo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“While all this information has been noted by historians, \u003ci\u003eArt Daily \u003c\/i\u003ereports that the new book by Catherine Hall-van den Elsen brings the artist’s “exquisitely crafted” work to life. That’s because the historian doesn’t just recount the facts of Roldan’s life, but she also “gorgeously illustrated” them with 81 full-color illustrations of the artist’s sculptures [that] “reveals how talented” she was.” \u003cbr\u003e—Joan Altabe,\u003ci\u003e Blasting News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\"This lavishly illustrated volume provides an invaluable introduction to the figure of Luisa Roldán, a major sculptor of the late seventeenth–century, whose importance scholars have only recently recognized. Drawing on her own extensive archival research and decades of first-hand study of the sculpture, Catherine Hall–van den Elsen offers a sensitive analysis of the works while also setting them effectively in their historical context. Hall–van den Elsen thus presents a nuanced account which reveals the challenges that Luisa faced and largely overcame to establish herself as a prominent artist in a society where few women achieved comparable success. More than the story of one remarkable sculptor, this book also offers insights into the challenges women confronted in seventeenth-century Spain and the artistic production of the period.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Dr Patrick Lenaghan, Curator, Hispanic Society Museum and Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Catherine Hall has produced a book which is a pleasure to read, superbly illustrated, incorporating fascinating details about the society in which Luisa worked, including the challenges she faced as a woman artist. At the same time this monograph is rooted in serious scholarship, discussing the process of some of the commissions, as well as the materials and techniques lying behind the creation of these extraordinary works of art. This is both a highly readable and delightful book.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Marjorie Trusted, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Victoria and Albert Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/illuminating-women-artists-getty-series\" title=\"Illuminating Women Artists series\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 1\/2 x 9 7\/8 inches \u003cbr\u003e81 color and 7 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-732-1\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Illuminating Women Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"165px\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/146044504?cache=1770400533#mode-Light\u0026amp;border-000000\u0026amp;progress-000000\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/the-getty\" title=\"Getty\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGetty\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/the-getty\/luisa-roldan\" title=\"The Trailblazing Career of Spanish Baroque Sculptor Luisa Roldán\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Trailblazing Career of Spanish Baroque Sculptor Luisa Roldán\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39296938311872,"sku":"9781606067321","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/products\/9781606067321.jpg?v=1614824289"},{"product_id":"artemisia-gentileschi-978-1606067338","title":"Artemisia Gentileschi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheila Barker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis second volume in the groundbreaking Illuminating Women Artists series delves into the stirring life and work of the Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life of Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–after 1654) was as exceptional as her paintings. She was a child prodigy, raised without a mother by her artist father, a follower of Caravaggio. Although she learned to paint under her father, she became an artist against his wishes. Later, as she moved between Florence, Rome, Venice, Naples, and London, her artistic style evolved, but throughout her career she specialized in large-scale, powerful, nuanced portrayals of women. This book highlights Gentileschi’s enterprising and original engagement with emerging feminist notions of the value and dignity of womanhood. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheila Barker’s cutting-edge scholarship in \u003cem\u003eArtemisia Gentileschi\u003c\/em\u003e clears a pathway for all audiences to appreciate the artist’s pictorial intelligence, as well as her achievement of a remarkably lucrative and high-profile career at a time when few women were artists. Bringing to light newly attributed paintings and archival discoveries, this is the first biography to be written by an authority on Gentileschi since 1999. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume is beautifully illustrated, and Barker weaves this extraordinary story with in-depth discussions of key artworks, such as \u003cem\u003eSusanna and the Elders\u003c\/em\u003e (1610), \u003cem\u003eJudith Beheading Holofernes\u003c\/em\u003e (c.1619–20), and \u003cem\u003eLot and His Daughters\u003c\/em\u003e (1640–45). Also included is the J. Paul Getty Museum’s recent acquisition, \u003cem\u003eLucretia\u003c\/em\u003e (c.1635–45). Through such works, Barker explores the evolution of Gentileschi’s expressive goals and techniques. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSheila Barker is director of the Jane Fortune Research Program on Women Artists in the Age of the Medici. She wrote the introduction to \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLives of Artemisia Gentileschi\u003c\/em\u003e (Getty, 2021) and is a contributor to \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArtemisia\u003c\/em\u003e (2020). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Both scholarly and engaging—a veritable page turner.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErin J. Campbell, \u003cem\u003eEarly Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully illustrated. . . . A close examination of the paintings and a case study in the vicissitudes of patronage.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ann Landi,\u003cem\u003e The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A clear, compelling narrative that is both intellectually sophisticated and pleasurably accessible.”\u003cbr\u003e—Mary D. 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Full of limpid prose and generous illustrations, [the book is] ready to charm a specialist as well as anyone new to the artist.”\u003cbr\u003e—Yanzhang Cui, \u003cem\u003eComitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A marvelously readable volume.”\u003cbr\u003e—Christopher Knight, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Barker’s text weaves documentary evidence together with some excellent close visual analysis of her attributed paintings, unpacking the rich symbolism and its significance in her work, which offers a lively and vivid understanding of the wider contexts and motives behind her movements.”\u003cbr\u003e—Olivia McEwan, \u003cem\u003eHyperallergic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book draws on new discoveries to overturn long-held ideas about Artemisia while introducing a more complex understanding of her as an artist, woman, and entrepreneur.”\u003cbr\u003e—Letitia Montgomery-Rodgers, \u003cem\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Over the last thirty years Artemisia Gentileschi has received a good deal of attention, to which Sheila Barker’s beautifully illustrated monograph is an outstanding contribution, brimming over with fresh insights and revelatory comparisons on nearly every page . . . essential reading for everyone who has studied this artist, as well as anyone who wishes to begin to know her.”\u003cbr\u003e—John T. Spike, author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYoung Michelangelo: The Path to the Sistine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaravaggio: Catalogue of Paintings\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Sheila Barker paints a rich portrait of Artemisia’s early career . . . providing details of the artist’s life as well as the personalities she encountered. All in all, a major contribution to our understanding of Artemisia’s life and work.”\u003cbr\u003e—Judith W. Mann, Curator, European Art to 1800, Saint Louis Art Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Sheila Barker’s book provides a compelling and lively introduction to this endlessly fascinating, complex, and essential painter whose ambitious work challenged the gender-restricting conventions of her day by asserting her claim to be the equal of her male colleagues.”\u003cbr\u003e—Keith Christiansen, Curator Emeritus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Sheila Barker’s cutting-edge scholarship in \u003cem\u003eArtemisia Gentileschi\u003c\/em\u003e clears a pathway for all audiences to appreciate the artist’s pictorial intelligence.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eartdaily.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illuminating Women Artists series\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/illuminating-women-artists-getty-series\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages \u003cbr\u003e7 1\/2 x 9 7\/8 inches\u003cbr\u003e73 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-733-8\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Illuminating Women Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"165px\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/id\/146044510?cache=1753305589#mode-Light\u0026amp;border-000000\u0026amp;progress-000000\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39297059520704,"sku":"9781606067338","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/products\/9781606067338.jpg?v=1631562782"},{"product_id":"rosalba-carriera-978-1606068601","title":"Rosalba Carriera","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngela Oberer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis stunning new volume is the first accessibly written, illustrated, English-language biography of Rosalba Carriera, one of the most famous women artists in eighteenth-century Europe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBorn in Venice in 1673 to a lawyer and a lace maker, Rosalba Carriera began her career painting decorative objects and rose to international renown as a portraitist in Italy, Germany, France, and England. In 1757 she died nearly blind from cataracts, a tragic end for a painter acclaimed for exquisite miniatures and innovative pastels. During the 1700s she was deemed “the most talented female artist of our century,” so famous that she was referred to by her first name only. Today, however, she is little known outside Venice, despite the attribution to her of more than seven hundred surviving artworks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis accessibly written, gorgeously illustrated biography surveys Carriera’s career, considering her miniatures alongside better-known works of larger scale. Interpreting her oeuvre against the historical context of her experience as a single woman in Venice, the book takes readers through the full arc of her life, including the people she met, her clients, and her artistic approach. Author Angela Oberer’s original iconographic analysis of some of Carriera’s work reveals that she was an erudite painter who drew on antiquity as well as Renaissance precedents such as Leonardo da Vinci and Paolo Veronese. Published in conjunction with the 350th anniversary of her birth, this book is a long overdue tribute to an important and prolific artist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngela Oberer is a lecturer in art history with a PhD from the Technische Universität Berlin. 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The daughter of a painter, she hailed from a city whose university was believed to have had educated women since the Middle Ages and that celebrated the cult of Saint Catherine of Bologna, who was known for her skill as a painter and illuminator—ideal conditions to encourage the training and patronage of skilled women artists. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on extensive archival documentation and primary sources, including inventories, sale catalogues, and Sirani’s work diary, this book provides an overview of the brief life, fascinating oeuvre, critical fortune, and cultural legacy of this successful Baroque artist. Art historian Adelina Modesti vividly describes the society that both inhibited and supported Sirani, examining her influence on students at Bologna’s school for professional women artists as well as her significance in the professionalization of women’s artistic practice during the seventeenth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGorgeously illustrated throughout, this book focuses on women’s agency. More specifically, it explores Sirani’s identity as both a woman and an artist, including her professional ambition, self-fashioning, and literary construction as Bologna’s preeminent cultural heroine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdelina Modesti is an honorary senior fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne, Australia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Modesti’s comprehensive monograph demonstrates why Elisabetta remains relevant after three centuries.”\u003cbr\u003e—Patricia Likos Ricci, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Here the extraordinary life of the 17th-century painter Elisabetta Sirani—once considered ‘the best brush in Bologna’—is the focus of Adelina Modesti’s brilliant, fully illustrated biography.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jacqueline Riding, \u003cem\u003eThe Art Newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Sumptuously illustrated. . . . 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Modesti shows Sirani’s artistic accomplishment to be a consequence of a broader stimulating setting, where an unexpected number of patrons, agents, and collectors support her with the same straightforwardness and willingness as for a male artist.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e—\u003cspan\u003eConsuelo Lollobrigida, MA, PhD Art Historian, University of Arkansas, Rome Program \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/illuminating-women-artists-getty-series\" title=\"Illuminating Women Artists series\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 1\/2 x 9 7\/8 inches\u003cbr\u003e77 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-817-5\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Illuminating Women Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43367272579264,"sku":"9781606068175","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/products\/9781606068175.jpg?v=1681344505"},{"product_id":"sofonisba-anguissola-978-1606069073","title":"Sofonisba Anguissola","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCecilia Gamberini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOffering new scholarship, this illustrated monograph is a fascinating look into the life and work of the Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSofonisba Anguissola (ca. 1532–1625), an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family, was one of the first women artists to establish an international reputation during her lifetime. This stunningly illustrated monograph explores the evolution of Anguissola’s art from her youth in Cremona through her service as a lady-in-waiting to the Spanish queen Elisabeth of Valois to her later years as a married woman in Sicily and Genoa. Alongside discussions of Anguissola and her work, author Cecilia Gamberini offers a tantalizing exploration of Renaissance court life, detailing how the circles of influence and power operated.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis volume highlights the social, political, and cultural preconditions surrounding Anguissola’s role in the court of King Philip II of Spain and her ascent to becoming an internationally acclaimed painter. Gamberini draws on archival documentation, as well as her own original research, to shine a new light on Anguissola’s life, career, and work in this tribute to a truly groundbreaking artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCecilia Gamberini has written and lectured extensively on Sofonisba Anguissola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e“Drawing upon a wealth of archival sources, Gamberini’s book offers fresh insights into Anguissola’s personal and professional life, including the complex web of familial and patronage networks that she navigated between Italy and Spain.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e—Tanja L. Jones, Associate Professor, The University of Alabama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e“Cecilia Gamberini’s \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSofonisba Anguissola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of an extraordinary painter’s life which unfolds between Cremona, Madrid, Paterno, Genoa and Palermo. Each stage of Sofonisba Anguissola’s career marks a change in her work, from formidable beginnings to official portraits of the Spanish court, and finally to her devotional paintings in her last few years spent between Liguria and Sicily. It is a story which reinvigorates and deepens our understanding of an artist who was also a pioneer of female art.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e—Angela Ghirardi, Art Historian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e“Both entertaining and rigorous, Cecilia Gamberini’s monograph offers us the artistic and personal history of one of the most important women artists of the modern era. Helped by the social and familial environments in which she grew up, Anguissola’s skills gave her mythical status. Taking in the quality and depth of Sofonisba's portraits, Gamberini depicts the long life and biographical adventures of a fascinating and unique personality.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e—Leticia Ruiz Gómez, Director of Colecciones Reales of the Patrimonio Nacional, Spain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illuminating Women Artists series\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/illuminating-women-artists-getty-series\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 1\/2 x 9 7\/8 inches\u003cbr\u003e55 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-907-3\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Illuminating Women Artists \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44463193850048,"sku":"9781606069073","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/files\/9781606069073.jpg?v=1706571528"},{"product_id":"louise-moillon-978-1606069028","title":"Louise Moillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesley Stevenson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis stunning volume is the first scholarly monograph in English devoted to French artist Louise Moillon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe life and career of Louise Moillon (1609\/10–1696) offers a fascinating case study of a supremely talented artist whose posthumous reputation has been mired in invisibility. Born and raised in Paris, Moillon was the sole woman in a circle of Calvinist Protestant émigrés who brought their tradition of still-life painting with them from Flanders. During her lifetime, she was able to enjoy a degree of professional independence and attract enough recognition to be regarded as on a level with her male counterparts, yet her exquisite work and enigmatic story are little known today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis illustrated biography examines some of the ways in which Moillon’s story has been represented since the revival of interest in her work and draws on recent scholarship to situate the painter in her rightful place. Offering a sweeping exploration of the genre of still life, this book also chronicles how a woman in early modern France was able to capture the attention of the artistic world while dissecting why her prominence waned in the centuries following her death. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLesley Stevenson is a freelance lecturer, consultant, and writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book’s accessibility—in language, length and level of prior knowledge required—broadens its possible reach beyond an academic audience and is a welcome addition to scholarship on seventeenth-century French art production and the women whose careers must be included in this story.”\u003cbr\u003e—Tori Champion, \u003ci\u003eThe Burlington Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“This multifaceted study brings into focus the cultural shifts between the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV and the consumption of still-life painting in France and the Low Countries. . . . The text is a pleasure to read, and the volume is nicely designed and well-illustrated. Stevenson, who is known for her work on later art, provides a remarkably clear and balanced historical account.”\u003cbr\u003e—P. Emison, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Louise Moillon’s works exude an atmosphere of contemplation and serenity: associations with the shaping of things by time come to mind. . . . Lesley Stevenson examines her artistic trajectory in this nimble, elegant book which will bring surprises.”\u003cbr\u003e—Blaise Ducos, Musée du Louvre, Chief Curator, Dutch \u0026amp; Flemish Painting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Louise Moillon rose out of a familial workshop in a Protestant colony of Paris’ Saint-Germain-des-Prés to make it into Georges de Scudéry’s famed musée imaginaire. Lesley Stevenson’s beautifully contextualized story shows how Moillon relied on the domestic, the intimate and the humble to make her exquisite trompe l’oeil works truly unique.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kathleen Wilson-Chevalier, Emerita Professor of Art History, The American University of Paris\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Illuminating Women Artists series\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/illuminating-women-artists-getty-series\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e112 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 1\/2 x 9 7\/8 inches\u003cbr\u003e40 color and 1 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-902-8\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Illuminating Women Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44463193882816,"sku":"9781606069028","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/files\/9781606069028.jpg?v=1706571896"},{"product_id":"gesina-ter-borch-978-1606069462","title":"Gesina ter Borch","description":"\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAdam Eaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis absorbing monograph is the first to detail the captivating life and oeuvre of the Dutch artist Gesina ter Borch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eGesina ter Borch (1631–1690), a Dutch watercolorist and draftswoman—and the younger half-sister of painter Gerard ter Borch (1617–1681)—is one of the most well-known women artists of the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic. Her oeuvre is securely attributed and thoroughly catalogued, with three albums of her watercolors and calligraphy known today; surprisingly, though, she has never been the subject of an independent monograph or sustained discussion. This volume is the first to highlight her watercolors and calligraphy in their own right, alongside documentation of her work as an art teacher, archivist, and artist’s model.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAdam Eaker revisits Ter Borch’s role during the genesis of Dutch “high-life” genre painting and, in doing so, examines the construction of gender and social classes by comparing her art with that of her brother. In this monograph, Eaker questions a historiography of women’s art that frequently valorizes painting over other media and values work for the market over “amateur” production. \u003ci\u003eGesina ter Borch\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating exploration of Ter Borch’s life and work and a more nuanced understanding of the ideologies and achievements of Dutch genre painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAdam Eaker is associate curator of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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She specialized in paintings of food and was prominent among the artists who shaped the traditions of the Netherlandish \u003cem\u003eontbitjes\u003c\/em\u003e (breakfast pieces) and \u003cem\u003ebanketjes\u003c\/em\u003e (banquet pieces). Not only was she part of the first generation to specialize in this type of still-life painting, Peeters was the only Flemish woman known to have focused on genre painting in the early seventeenth century. Indeed, she was one of only a few women to dedicate her professional life to painting in early modern Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this monograph, author Alejandro Vergara-Sharp discusses what is known of Peeters’s biography while presenting the historical and cultural context behind her art, style, and techniques. \u003cem\u003eClara Peeters\u003c\/em\u003e establishes the artist as a leader in her field by examining Peeters’s artistry and the material culture reflected in her paintings. This timely volume sheds light on the limitations that Peeters encountered because of her gender, and how she responded to them in her art, while assessing her importance as a painter of still life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlejandro Vergara-Sharp is senior curator of Flemish and Northern European paintings at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e“Beautifully illustrated with perfectly reproduced examples of her paintings accompanied by an impressively informative commentary.”\u003cbr\u003e—Mary Cowper, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Vergara’s lively discussion of the comestibles and prized objects in the paintings of Clara Peeters, one of Europe’s first and finest female still-life painters, and his ability to describe the qualities and techniques she used to achieve her brand of realism make this concise, timely study a worthy addition to any bookshelf.”\u003cbr\u003e—Ronni Baer, Allen R. 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Her multifaceted illumination is a balanced blend of simplicity of forms, variety of colors, and fanciful inventions. Though born into a wealthy family, Sister Eufrasia was sent to live in a convent when she was a young girl. Within the convent walls of San Domenico in Lucca, Italy, where she lived and worked, Burlamacchi attained high levels of artistic proficiency through her knowledge of drawing and color technique, composition, treatment of space, and proportions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the thorough scholarship of author Loretta Vandi, this volume argues that Sister Eufrasia not only became the primary illuminator in her Dominican convent in Lucca but was also exposed to the work of artists we now include in the High Renaissance. On this ground, she pursued a clear iconographic program, supported by a style that quickly reached its maturity. Ultimately, she passed her artistic solutions on to younger sisters in faith to establish a convent workshop where mutual exchange was the norm, thus participating in a long tradition of artistic tutelage. Here, for the first time, Eufrasia Burlamacchi is recognized and discussed as an influential and gifted artist in her own right. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoretta Vandi retired as a tenured professor of art history at the Scuola del Libro, Urbino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Thoroughly researched, well written, and lavishly illustrated.”\u003cbr\u003e—J. 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Echoing the name of the series of which this publication is part, this monograph deftly illuminates a woman artist whose spiritual and artistic commitment deserves to be considered an essential part of the history of Italian Renaissance art.”\u003cbr\u003e—Andaleeb Badiee Banta, Senior Curator and Department Head, Prints, Drawings and Photographs, The Baltimore Museum of Art\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/illuminating-women-artists-getty-series\" title=\"Illuminating Women Artists\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e128 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 1\/2 x 9 7\/8 inches\u003cbr\u003e79 color and 1 b\/w illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-956-1\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Illuminating Women Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45863407059136,"sku":"9781606069561","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/files\/9781606069561.jpg?v=1734139349"},{"product_id":"maria-sibylla-merian-978-1606069929","title":"Maria Sibylla Merian","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Powell-Warren\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis captivating study of the life and career of Maria Sibylla Merian focuses on her artistic output and accomplishments.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe career and achievements of Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) are well-documented. A pioneering artist and scientist, she spent much of her life innovating across various mediums and disciplines. Her curiosity was so strong that it led her on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe to South America in pursuit of knowledge. While her status as an entomologist and naturalist has garnered the most attention, Merian has not yet received her full due as an artist. Raised by a family of illustrators and publishers, she learned how to draw, mix paints, create prints, and paint in watercolor from her stepfather, still-life expert Jacob Marrel. Her stepfather's attention and tutelage would provide the foundation for her talents to flourish and teach her that her gender was not a barrier to success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMaria Sibylla Merian\u003c\/i\u003e, author Catherine Powell-Warren examines Merian through an art historical lens to better understand her life as a woman and illustrator in the early modern Dutch Republic. This volume highlights Merian’s artistic range, financial successes, and historical significance. Considering the obstacles women artists faced in this period, Merian’s achievements—namely her management of a successful artists’ studio and for-profit workshop—were extraordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eCatherine Powell-Warren is an assistant professor in art history at KU Leuven. Her research focuses on early modern art in the Low Countries. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Original, informative, extraordinary, and elegantly illustrated.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A book that is both informative and inspiring, one that captures the complexity of Merian’s life while also celebrating her achievements.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Flora Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Getty Publications has just released a 144-page book on the groundbreaking German artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), whose visually sophisticated botanical illustrations reflect her profound understanding of then-recent scientific discoveries. Author Catherine Powell-Warren demonstrates how Merian—though denied access to formal institutions because of her gender—managed to thrive as both an artist and entrepreneur.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kelly Compton, \u003ci\u003eFine Art Connoisseur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Merian’s innovative artistry comes to life in this engaging, thoughtfully composed, and beautifully produced study of her milieu and her wide-ranging accomplishments. Powell-Warren’s book is bound to become an indispensable reference.”\u003cbr\u003e—Claudia Swan, Mark Steinberg Weil Professor of Art History \u0026amp; Archaeology, Washington University in St. Louis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“This book is the first on Merian that encompasses the multiple narratives of her life and work that have so far been overlooked. It does justice to her versatile talent, her scientific absorption and her undaunted curiosity. Simultaneously, it emphasises her undeniably extraordinary personality as a (step-)daughter, an (ex-)wife, a mother, a mother-in-law and a member of a family enterprise created and run entirely by women.”\u003cbr\u003e—Em. 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She learned still-life painting from her father in her youth and developed into a versatile artist whose paintings feature a range of sacred and secular subjects. Despite never marrying, Óbidos enjoyed immense creative and personal independence thanks to her legal status as a \u003ci\u003edonzela emancipada\u003c\/i\u003e (emancipated maiden). Over the course of her exceptional career, she produced engravings and painted church altarpieces, defying traditional gender conventions with the scope and breadth of her work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Carmen Ripollés brings Óbidos’s diverse accomplishments to life in this riveting introduction to the English-speaking world. While previous studies have treated Óbidos as an isolated figure, Ripollés examines the artist’s place within a broader context, positioning her alongside other early modern female practitioners. \u003ci\u003eJosefa de Óbidos\u003c\/i\u003e tells the remarkable story of a woman who rose to wealth as a landowner and left an indelible mark on the visual culture of the Portuguese empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarmen Ripollés is an associate professor in the Schnitzer School of Art, Art History, and Design at Portland State University. She has written for numerous art history and visual culture journals, including \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Highly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e—D. 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Ryan Curator, Painting and Sculpture of Europe, The Art Institute of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Carmen Ripollés’s book on Josefa de Óbidos is a landmark work of historiography on the Portuguese painter and will certainly contribute to renewed attention on the most interesting painter of the Portuguese Baroque.”\u003cbr\u003e—Joaquim Oliveira Caetano, Curator of the Painting Collection, National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/illuminating-women-artists-getty-series\" title=\"Illuminating Women Artists - Getty Series\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdditional titles in this series.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e7 1\/2 x 9 7\/8 inches\u003cbr\u003e80 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-60606-985-1\u003cbr\u003ehardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetty Publications\u003cbr\u003eImprint: Getty Publications\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Illuminating Women Artists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GETTY TRUST PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46381775814848,"sku":"9781606069851","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/files\/9781606069851.jpg?v=1747090053"},{"product_id":"card-game-women-in-art","title":"Iconic Women in Art - Card Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBased on the famous game of Happy Families, the Iconic Women in Art card game  is an invitation to (re)discover some of the female artistic figures who have marked the history of 20th century arts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Item #: FAMWOMEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TODAY IS ART DAY CREATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48355040133312,"sku":"FAMWOMEN","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8502\/files\/IconicWomeninArtFront.jpg?v=1780606493"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.getty.edu\/collections\/whm-2026.oembed","provider":"Getty Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}