Hatshepsut - Bronx High School of Science



Famous Women throughout Art History

|[pic] |Hatshepsut |

| |(Ruler of Egypt from 1473 – 1458 BCE) |

| |First great female ruler whose name has been recorded |

| |Built a famous mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri |

| |Painted reliefs in Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple constitute the first great tribute to a woman’s achievements in history or |

| |art – even though many of her pieces portray her more ‘mannish’. |

|[pic] |Nefertiti |

| |(Queen from approximately 1348-1336 BCE) |

| |Akhenaton’s queen |

| |Reigned during the New Kingdom |

| |Famous painted limestone bust is a good example of naturalistic Amarna style |

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|[pic] |Theodora (500-548) |

| |Justinian’s Empress |

| |Portrayed leading a procession in a mosaic atop the apse in San Vitale, Ravenna |

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|[pic] |Isabella d’Este (1479-1539) |

| |Daughter of the Duke of Ferrara and wife of Francesco Gonzaga, marquis of Mantua |

| |Most important female patron during the Renaissance |

| |Subject of a famous portrait by Titian |

|[pic] | Sofonisba Anguissola (1527-1625) |

| |Mannerist-style painter of informal and charming group portraits |

| |Court painter to Phillip II of Spain |

|[pic] |Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) |

| |Italian Baroque artist |

| |A Caravaggista, or follower or Caravaggio |

| |Best known for painting several versions of Judith slaying the Assyrian general Holofernes |

|[pic] |Marie d’Medici |

| |Wife of Henry IV, the first of the Bourbon kings of France |

| |Commissioned Rubens to paint a series of monumental paintings glorifying her career |

|[pic] |Judith Leyster |

| |Dutch Baroque artist who developed a thriving career as a portraitist |

| |Influenced by Frans Hals |

| |Her famous Self-Portrait demonstrates her skill and status |

|[pic] |Adelaide Labille-Guiard (1749-1803) |

| |Famous for her portraits of French aristocrats |

| |One of the few women admitted into the French Royal Academy |

| |Contemporary of Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun |

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|[pic] |Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun |

| |Famous for her portraits of Marie Antoinette |

| |One of the few women admitted into the French Royal Academy |

| |Contemporary of Adelaide Labille-Guiard |

|[pic] |Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807) |

| |Neoclassical Artist |

| |Best known for her painting titled Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi (or Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her |

| |Treasures) |

|[pic] |Edmonia Lewis (1845-1909) |

| |African American Neoclassical Sculptor |

| |Best known for her sculpture Forever Free, depicting freed black slaves |

|[pic] |Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879) |

| |One of the most famous portrait photographers in Victorian England |

| |Known for images with a slightly blurred focus |

|[pic] |Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) |

| |The most celebrated woman artist of the 19th century |

| |Famous for her realistic paintings of animals |

| |The Horse Fair is her most famous work |

|[pic] |Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) |

| |Impressionist artist |

| |Married Manet’s brother and often posed for Manet |

| |Praised for grace and delicacy of her work |

| |Unlike Cassatt, Morisot often painted women in an outdoor setting |

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|[pic] |Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) |

| |American who exhibited regularly with Impressionists |

| |Best known for her portraits showing relationships between mother & child |

| |Influenced by Degas and Japanese woodblock prints |

|[pic] |Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) |

| |Important patron of Picasso, Matisse, and other avant-garde artists living in Paris |

| |Subject of an important portrait by Picasso |

|[pic] |Hannah Hoch (1889-1978) |

| |Dada artist |

| |Known for her photomontages |

|[pic] |Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) |

| |American Precisionist / Regionalist |

| |Best known for her detailed paintings of flowers and bones (Southwest) |

| |Simplified her subjects almost to the point of complete abstraction |

|[pic] |Kathe Kollwitz (1867-1945) |

| |German Expressionist known for her poignant depictions of grief and loss |

| |Worked in a variety of printmaking techniques, including woodcut, lithography and etching |

|[pic] |Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985) |

| |Surrealist artist |

| |Best known for Object, a fur-lined teacup inspired by a conversation with Picasso |

|[pic] |Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) |

| |Mexican Surrealist artist who married muralist Diego Rivera |

| |Best known for her series of self-portraits |

|[pic] |Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975) |

| |Influenced by Brancusi’s belief that sculptors should strive to represent the essence of things |

| |Oval Sculpture is her most famous work |

|[pic] |Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) |

| |Preeminent American photographer of the Great Depression |

| |Most famous picture is Migrant Mother |

|[pic] |Helen Frankenthaler (1928-present) |

| |A Post-Painterly Abstractionist |

| |Best known for her color-field paintings |

|[pic] |Maya Ying Lin (1960-present) |

| |Minimalist sculptor |

| |Best known for designing the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC |

|[pic] |Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) |

| |American Sculptor |

| |Best known for creating assemblages and painting them a solid color |

|[pic] |Judy Chicago (1939 – Present) |

| |American Feminist Sculptor |

| |Best known for her sculpture The Dinner Party, which honors table settings for 39 notable women and includes 999 |

| |names in the center |

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