In the mid-19th century, dance was ready for a revolution. The ballet theater had been nearly reduced to a peep show in Paris by 1850, as is reflected in the...
![Bronze sculpture of a standing woman gazing over her right shoulder, holding a fan by her side. She wears a long, loose gown that gathers at her feet, with her hair swept off her neck. Her left hand holds a flower by her bust.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1986.348_231-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
In 1690, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) wrote a theological argument questioning a famous sermon by one of the most celebrated Christian orators of the 17th century, the...
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Widely considered the foremost Baroque poet in 17th-century colonial Mexico, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) was a Catholic nun, self-taught polymath, prolific poet and playwright, and the author...
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Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Marie Victoire Lemoine
Posted: June 8, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
![View of a gallery space with red walls. A golden mirror with plenty of ornaments is hanging to the left, large historical portraits of women are hanging to the right.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Royalists-to-Romantics_12_7734-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.jpg)
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Constance Marie Charpentier
Posted: May 30, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
![View of a gallery space with red walls. A golden mirror with plenty of ornaments is hanging to the left, large historical portraits of women are hanging to the right.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Royalists-to-Romantics_12_7734-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-2-700x330.jpg)
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Césarine Henriette Flore Davin
Posted: May 23, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
![View of a gallery space with red walls. A golden mirror with plenty of ornaments is hanging to the left, large historical portraits of women are hanging to the right.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Royalists-to-Romantics_12_7734-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-3-700x330.jpg)
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Rose Adélaïde Ducreux
Posted: May 15, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
![View of a gallery space with red walls. A golden mirror with plenty of ornaments is hanging to the left, large historical portraits of women are hanging to the right.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Royalists-to-Romantics_12_7734-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-4-700x330.jpg)
Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Madeleine Françoise Basseporte
Posted: May 4, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
![View of a gallery space with red walls. A golden mirror with plenty of ornaments is hanging to the left, large historical portraits of women are hanging to the right.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Royalists-to-Romantics_12_7734-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-5-700x330.jpg)
The Library and Research Center at the National Museum of Women in the Arts recently accepted an archival donation from the estate of artist Catharina Baart Biddle (1912–2005). The wealth...
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Royalists to Romantics: Spotlight on Adrienne Marie Louise Grandpierre-Deverzy
Posted: April 24, 2012
Category: Artist Spotlight
In Royalists to Romantics: Women Artists from the Louvre, Versailles, and Other French National Collections, 77 works by 35 artists display the talents of French Revolution-era women artists. Their paintings are windows into their...
![View of a gallery space with red walls. A golden mirror with plenty of ornaments is hanging to the left, large historical portraits of women are hanging to the right.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Royalists-to-Romantics_12_7734-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-6-700x330.jpg)