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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