Portraits of women artists, their signatures, and existing works in a wide range of mediums and genres attest to their presence during the 17th and early 18th centuries.
Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, ca. 1630; Oil on canvas, 29 3/8 x 25 5/8 in.; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1949.6.1; Photo courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, ca. 1630; Oil on canvas, 29 3/8 x 25 5/8 in.; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, 1949.6.1; Photo courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
NMWA’s new collection installation features thematic galleries such as “Seeing Red,” which explores artists’ rosy, bold, and fiery uses of the color red.
