Women In Art Timeline

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  • 1150

    The Middle Ages - Hildegard von Bingen, “Scivias” From Scivias.

    The Middle Ages - Hildegard von Bingen, “Scivias” From Scivias.
    Hildegard Von Bingen was a saint, composer, poet, and artist. She’s a remarkable figure of German Romanesque Art, and she created her first major work the “Scivias” in 1152. It recorded the visions Hildegard expressed she experienced as a young woman. The purpose of this illustration was to convey the messages of her dreams to others especially for women to follow. The “Scivias” demonstrates her immense talent and visionary work conveyed through artistic and literary elements.
  • 1200

    The Middle Ages - Herrad von Landsberg, “The Seven Liberal Arts” From Hortus Deliciarum (Garden of Delights).

    The Middle Ages - Herrad von Landsberg, “The Seven Liberal Arts” From Hortus Deliciarum (Garden of Delights).
    Herrad von Landberg was a 12th-century Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. Her artwork, “The Seven Liberal Arts” was added to the Hortus Deliciarum which was a compendium of sciences studied at the time. In Romanesque style, “The Seven Liberal Arts” is a medieval ink drawing created in 1180. The purpose of this piece was for the nuns of the abbey. The Seven Liberal Arts demonstrates her artistic talents and ability to convey ideas through artistic elements.
  • 1555

    The Renaissance - Tintoretto, “Susanna and the Elders”

    The Renaissance - Tintoretto, “Susanna and the Elders”
    Tintoretto was an Italian painter identified with the Venetian school. “Susanna and the Elders” is a painting about a young woman named Susanna who bathed in her pool daily. One day, two elderly men rushed forward propositioning her to have intercourse with them. The painting shows a naked Susanna sitting in her garden while she gazes into her mirror, two elderly men peer around the corner stalking her. This canvas is part of six paintings depicting this tragic story that women experience daily.

  • The Renaissance - Elizabeth Sirani, “Portia Wounding Her Thigh”

    The Renaissance - Elizabeth Sirani, “Portia Wounding Her Thigh”
    Elizabeth Sirani was one of the first women artists in early modern Bologna. She spent her life in Bologna successfully becoming a famous woman artist. “Portia Wounding Her Thigh” is a baroque oil on canvas painting created in 1664. The painting demonstrates Portia wounding her thigh with a sharp blade. This is a powerful painting with strong, clear brushstrokes and forceful colors. This was a political painting for Sirani, meant to show the lengths women must go to to be taken seriously.

  • The 17th Century - Angelica Kauffman, “Zeuxis Selecting Models for His Painting of Helen of Troy” From 1764.

    The 17th Century - Angelica Kauffman, “Zeuxis Selecting Models for His Painting of Helen of Troy” From 1764.
    Angelica Kauffman was a Swiss Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome.“Zeuxis Selecting Models for His Painting of Helen of Troy” is a painting that tells the story of Zeuxis, who portrays the world's most beautiful women, chooses five becoming models from whom to distill an ideal synthesis. Kauffman shows Zeuxis in the act of anatomical study, inspecting one of the models as three others prepare for the master's gaze.

  • The 17th Century - Jean Baptiste, “Maman” or “The Good Mother” From 1765.

    The 17th Century - Jean Baptiste, “Maman” or “The Good Mother” From 1765.
    Jean-Baptiste Greuze was a French painter of portraits, genre scenes, and history painting known for having sentimental subject matter. “The Good Mother” is a painting of his mother caring for other children, it documents a tender reunion of mother and son. The technique used was engraving with watercolor elements. It demonstrates the care the artist’s mother provides for others in a home setting. This painting shows what mothers do for their children and others as their love is pure and strong.