Treanor, Virginia, et al.: Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750. Exhibition: Ghent, S.M.A.K and Washington, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2025. 304 pages. Hardback. 26 x 24cms. Sixteen essays discuss the careers, networks, and legacies of women artists oppperating in the Low Countries between 1600 and 1750. Subjects include the new insights into the career of sculptor Maria Faydherbe; the relative freedoms afforded to the 'Spiritual Daughters' Catarina Ykens II, Johanna Vergouwen, and Susanna Fochondt; the influence of female art dealers and clientele in Amsterdam; and women who worked in the intersection of art and science.
Sixteen essays discuss the careers, networks, and legacies of women artists oppperating in the Low Countries between 1600 and 1750. Subjects include the new insights into the career of sculptor Maria Faydherbe; the relative freedoms afforded to the 'Spiritual Daughters' Catarina Ykens II, Johanna Vergouwen, and Susanna Fochondt; the influence of female art dealers and clientele in Amsterdam; and women who worked in the intersection of art and science. Text in English