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@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 11:27 AM

Honeychurch's new Herbarium collection kicks off with reproductions of 6 works, completed in 1826, by Anne (Nancy) Kingsbury Wollstonecraft! Honeychurch reproduces the works as both prints and note cards.

See all 6 designs at
www.honeychurchhome.com/herbarium-ca...

#womenartists #artherstory

A color photo of a closed note card overlapping a white envelope, with the tip and part of the barrel of a fountain pen placed diagonally toward the top left corner. The background is a marbled brown surface, maybe a countertop. The front of the card reproduces a botanical illustration of a sprig of garden nasturtium, with one flower depicted head on, and another flower depicted from the side.
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 2:45 PM

New post on the #ArtHerstory blog!

Beyond Blood, Battle Scars and Beheading: How Artemisia Gentileschi Became Painting Itself
by CJ Denton
artherstory.net/beyond-blood...

Denton explores the story of C17th painter Artemisia Gentileschi through the lens of her famous "La Pittura" self-portrait.

Artemisia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura), c. 1638–39, oil on canvas, 98.6 × 75.2 cm, The Royal Collection.
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 2:31 PM

Coming up Wed, Sept 23 -

A Celebration of Maria Sibylla Merian & Modern Conservation with Mongabay
Host: Arader Galleries, NYC
Speakers: Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler & Arader Galleries curator Alison Petretti
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#womenartists #MariaSibyllaMerian #artherstory

@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 12:23 PM

Our Lady of Sorrows, 1943, by #MaríaIzquierdo (Mexican, 1902-1955). Private collection; source, www.artsy.net/artwork/mari... #OurLadyOfSorrows #FeastOfOurLadyOfSorrows #artherstory #womenartists

A bust-length painting of the Virgin Mary behind a display of religious offerings. Mary is centered between two pink curtains that loop over to the left and right edge of the artwork, respectively. She has brown skin and a gold halo; she wears a red dress and blue head covering. Her hands are clasped before her as she raises her eyes heavenward. The 2-level blue-draped ledge in front of her is filled with various objects, including glass half-filled with red liquid; green wheat sprouts in ceramic pots, seasonal fruits (including watermelon and oranges); cut flowers; two unlit but previously used candles, lying flat; paper flags; and devotional statuettes. The artist's signature appears in the bottom left corner of the painting.
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 12:01 PM

Our Lady of Sorrows / Pained Madonna, 1550s, by #PlautillaNelli (Italian, 1524-88). Held by the Museum of the Last Supper of Andrea del Sarto; source, artherstory.net/plautilla-ne... #OurLadyOfSorrows #FeastOfOurLadyOfSorrows #artherstory #womenartists #nuntastic

A painting of a bust length Madonna, bowing her head (covered with a long gold cloth) toward the left edge of the painting. She wears a somber colored robe over a white undergarment. Her hands are crossed over her breast, right hand over left. In her left hand she clutches a white cloth. At the bottom left of the painting, on a stone ledge, sits a gold chalice filled with red liquid. Next to it are instruments of Christ's Passion, and blood stains. On the edge of the ledge, at the very bottom of the painting, is this inscription in all capital letters: “Non vi si pensa quanto sangue costa” ("No one thinks of how much blood it costs").
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 8:00 PM

In-person lecture, Sept 19 -

Inspired Landscapes by Women of the Hudson River School: Recent Acquisitions at the Albany Institute of History & Art
by Nancy Siegel
Albany Institute of History & Art

www.albanyinstitute.org/event/inspir...

#womenartists #artherstory

Sunlit Stream in the Forest with Artist, Susie M. Barstow, c. 1870s, oil on canvas. Albany Institute of History & Art, gift of the Barstow Family Trust, 2023.29.184
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 12:30 PM

Daffodils, forget-me-nots, and a butterfly, 1657–1659, by #MariaSibyllaMerian (German-born, 1647-1717). Held at the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory

A depiction in watercolor and opaque colors on parchment of 5 stalks of daffodils (some yellow, some white) growing out of the ground, and at far right one more stalk shown attached to its bulb. Just right of center is a stalk of forget-me-nots growing out of the ground. The picture also includes a chrysalis, a caterpillar, and a butterfly.
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 7:21 PM

Animals [a lion and a dog], C16th, by #ProperziadeRossi (Italian, c. 1490-1530). Held by Venezia, Gallerie dell’Accademia; Gabinetto disegni e stampe; source, www.artearti.net/mostre/il-vo... #artherstory #womenartists

A pen and ink drawing of a lion in the top half of the page, facing the left edge; and a dog in the bottom half of the page, facing right. Cursive writing at top right says "di Properzia diRossi Scultrice Bolognese nel 15[??]" with two question marks above the date. In the lower right corner is an oval-shaped official stamp that I cannot entirely read, under which is more small cursive handwriting - six words beginning with "Cane."
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 1:15 PM

The Virgin and Child, c. 1630-40, by #MariaFaydherbe (Flemish, 1587-1643), who was baptized #otd, Sept 12. Held by the Victoria & Albert Museum, collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126716...

#artherstory #womenartists

The physical description on the museum’s object page for this carved alabaster statuette reads, “This small-scale sculpture depicts the standing Virgin supporting the Child, who is placed on an elaborately carved architectural pedestal adorned with a cherub and scrolled ornament. The Virgin holds the Child’s right hand in hers, while her left hand supports him, resting on his left thigh. He holds the orb in his left hand. Both figures step forward with their left feet, looking downwards, smiling, as if the group was intended to be placed above the viewer. The Virgin has abundant hair, coiled up in two plaited buns on each side of her head, and falling down to her shoulders. She wears a cloak knotted at the front, the folds draped over her right arm. The Child wears a simple robe. The back of the sculpture is relatively plain, almost flat, with just a few shadowy folds carved on the back of the Virgin’s dress, implying the group was to be set into a niche or against a wall. It has suffered minor surface damage; marks on the top of both heads suggest that metal haloes may once have been affixed to them. The figures are placed on an integral irregularly shaped rectangular plinth, beyond which the Virgin’s left foot overhangs. It is monogrammed on the reverse at the lower right, the ‘MF S.’ interpreted as an abbreviation for ‘Maria Faydherbe sculpsit.’”
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 12:43 PM

Pomegranates / Punica granatum, n.d., by #AnnSchweizer (South African, 1930-2014). Held in the Shirley Sherwood Collection, shirleysherwood.com/-SAP2998 #RoshHashanah #RoshHashanah2026 #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

A watercolor illustration of about 16 pomegranates of different sizes, shown from different perspectives, with a couple of branches interspersed. One fruit toward the top left is halved, showing the inside, including seeds. The artist's signature is at the lower right.
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 12:08 PM

Thrilled to see 5-star feedback from a satisfied Etsy customer!

#ArtHerstory Madonna & Child Christmas card, boxed set of 10 | Interior text, Merry Christmas
Art by Marianne Stokes (née Preindlsberger; 1855–1927)

Available from:
- www.etsy.com/listing/1787...
- artherstory.net/product/10-p...

A photo of a boxed set of Madonna & Child Christmas cards, above an Etsy review with 5 stars that reads "'Madonna and Child' Christmas cards have vibrant color and are well-made. I look forward to sending them out [t]his holiday season."
@ideasroadshow.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 2:46 PM

🎬🎙️ Watch an illustrated video podcast about the remarkable life & art of Artemisia Gentileschi. The video includes many lesser known works: experts keep discovering new ones now that she has become a highly valuable artist…

🗃️ #arthistory #womenartists #artherstory

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdFp...

@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 9:57 PM

Portrait of Theresia, Countess Kinsky, 1793, by #ElisabethVigeeLeBrun (French, 1755-1842). On view at the Norton Simon Museum, www.nortonsimon.org/art/detail/M... #womenartists #artherstory

A painted portrait of a white-skinned woman with dark eyes and long wavy brown hair, wearing a gold scarf on her head that billows down her back. She stands outdoors with trees, hills and sky behind her. She wears a long-sleeved dark blue gown with gold trim; a 3-stranded coral necklace; and a gauzy white sash embroidered (?) with floral decorations at the ends.
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 9:21 PM

A Youth with a Jug, btwn c. 1631 and 1633, by #JudithLeyster (Dutch, 1609–1660). Private collection; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ju... #womenartists #artherstory

A painting depicting a young man at about half-length, a ruffled collar set loosely around the back of his neck, wearing a red cap with gray feathers above his (not visible) right ear. He gazes down into an opaque brown jug with a metallic hinged lid, the handle of which he grasps with his right hand. The background of the painting is plain and dark.
@artherstory.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 8:10 PM

Virgin of Solitude, 1705, by #LuisaRoldán ( #LuisaIgnaciaRoldán, #LaRoldana; Spanish, 1652–1706), who was born #otd, Sept 8. On view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, dia.org/collection/v... #womenartists #artherstory

A relief in terracotta, paint, glass, and wood, depicting the Virgin in a white gown and black cloak, with a silver halo behind her bowed head. According to the object page in the museum's online database, "Within an elaborate framework of architecture and clouds, the Virgin Mary kneels alone. Tiny sculpted tears roll down her cheek as she mourns the death of her son, Jesus. With its skillful use of terracotta, intimate scale, and solemn emotional tenor, this artwork exemplifies the qualities that Spanish baroque sculptor Luisa Roldan was praised for by her contemporaries."
@blogexhibitions.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 7:50 PM

Coming up later this month at the Mapfre Foundation in Madrid: Women of the Pre-Raphaelite movement:
www.fundacionmapfre.org/en/art-and-c...
Same show is on next spring at La Piscine in Roubaix, near Lille:
www.roubaix-lapiscine.com/exposition/p...

#artherstory

@ideasroadshow.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 3:36 PM

When people say Artemisia “sublimated” her horrific personal experiences through depictions of Judith beheading Holofernes that reduces the artistic & emotional life of one of history’s top painters.

Read: ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/irrepressi...

🗃️ #arthistory #womenartists #artherstory

Judith Beheading Holofernes, by Artemisia Gentileschi, 1612-1613,