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975
The Middle Ages, Ende
Ende, earliest known woman manuscript illuminator, most notable work being "Beatus Apocalypse manuscripts." -
1098
The Middle Ages, Hildegard of Bingen
Hildegard of Bingen was a German Benedictine abbess, polymath, and visionary who lived in the 12th century. Her most notable work was "Scivias" ( Know the Ways of the Lord). -
1532
The Renaissance, Sofonisba Anguissola
Italian Renaissance painter, best known for her portraiture and for being one of the first women artist known to achieve international fame. -
The Renaissance, Anne Marie van Schurman
Dutch painter, engrave, poet, classical scholar, philosopher, and early feminist writer, renowned for her advocacy for women's education. -
The 18th Century, Rosalba Carriera
Rosalba Carriera was an Italian painte known for her work in portraiture. Her most notable works are the series she created, which were portraits that captured elegance and delicacy. -
The 18th Century, Mary Knowles
Mary Knowles was a well to do Quaker, gifted speaker and needle worker. She famously debated Samuel Johnson on the topic of slavery. -
The 19th Century, Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur was a pioneering artist that became one of the most significant animal painters of the 19th century. She also openly challenged the contemporary gender expectations. -
The 19th Century, Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker, and also one of the only American officially associated with the Impressionists. One of her biggest achievements was introducing Impressionism to American collectors. -
The 20th Century European, Hilma af Klint
Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and mystic, whose paintings are considered among the first major abstract works in Western Art History. Her artistic style combined geometry, figuration, symbolism, language, scientific research, and religion, made her a forerunner in abstract art. -
The 20th Century European, Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse, a Jewish pioneering postminimalist sculptor. She was significant because her sculptors possess a psychological intensity that helped broaden the possibilities for sculptors in a decade dominated by Minimalism. She created emotionally complex sculptures that challenged traditional notions of art and expanded the possibilities for artists.