Gouden vrouwen van de 17de eeuw: van kunstenaars tot verzamelaars

Abstract

What is art history really about? At least it is also about women from the seventeenth century! For a long time, they did not receive the attention they deserved, while playing a significant role in the art world at the time. This book tells the fascinating and unique story of 34 female artists. It is also unique that this book was written by 34 bachelor students at the University of Amsterdam, accompanied by dr. Judith Noorman. Together they researched how these women stood "their man" in the seventeenth century. The college series won the 2020 Education Award for its innovative approach. The result is bundled in 34 compact, fascinating biographies. Of course, the book also pays attention to famous names such as Amalia van Solms, Judith Leyster and Mary Stuart. But did you know that Johanna Koerten invented a whole new art form with her paper-cutting art and gained immediately international praise? Or that Anna van Ewsum spent more than four times as much on her portrait-in-stone as compared to what the men at Rembrandt's Night Watch jointly paid for it? In short, a wonderful insight into the world of seventeenth-century women artists.--back cover, translated into English.