Eight female artists from art history | National Gallery
Fiona Alderton takes a tour of some of the paintings painted by women in the National Gallery collection, including:
?Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, who painted portraits of Marie Antoinette and fled the French Revolution
?Rosa Bonheur, who obtained the French authorities’ permission to wear men’s clothes so she could paint without harassment,
?Rachel Ruysch, whose Dutch still life masterpieces often sold for more in her lifetime than Rembrandt’s did in his,
and many more.
Timestamps and links to further resources for women in art history ?️:
0:00 Bridget Riley ‘Messengers’
Find out more:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/whats-on/messengers-by-bridget-riley-a-new-work-at-the-national-gallery
0:40 Catharina van Hemessen ‘Portrait of a Man’
Find out more about the artist:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/catharina-van-hemessen
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/catharina-van-hemessen-portrait-of-a-man
1:39 Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun ‘Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart’
Find out more about the artist:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/international-womens-day-elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brun
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brun-alexandrine-emilie-brongniart
2:28 Judith Leyster ‘A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel’
Find out more about the artist:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/judith-leyster
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/judith-leyster-a-boy-and-a-girl-with-a-cat-and-an-eel
2:52 Rachel Ruysch ‘Flowers in a Vase’
Find out more about the artist:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/rachel-ruysch
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/rachel-ruysch-flowers-in-a-vase
3:53 Artemisia Gentileschi ‘Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria’
Find out more about the artist:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/artemisia-gentileschi
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/artemisia-gentileschi-self-portrait-as-saint-catherine-of-alexandria
5:00 Catharina van Hemessen ‘Portrait of a Woman’
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/catharina-van-hemessen-portrait-of-a-woman
5:21 Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun ‘Self Portrait in a Straw Hat’
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brun-self-portrait-in-a-straw-hat
6:46 Rosa Bonheur ‘The Horse Fair’
Find out more about the artist:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/rosa-bonheur
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/rosa-bonheur-the-horse-fair
8:12 Berthe Morisot ‘Summer’s Day’
Find out more about the artist:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/berthe-morisot
Painting link:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/berthe-morisot-summers-day
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