Women in Art The Middle Ages

By Aaron Berg
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    Middle Ages Women Art

    Middle Ages Women Art
    Two Women who influenced Art in the Middle Ages of time. The first is Guda, who wrote a manuscript and depicted her own self inside a letter "D". She was a German Nun in the 12th century. The Second is another Nun Claricia, She also used her self image inside a manuscript with the letter "Q". Both were Of German Ancestor.
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    Women in Art during the Renaissance

    Women in Art during the Renaissance
    Two women that stood out during the Renaissance era of time were Plautilla Nelli and Sofonisba Anguissola. These two women were different in that one was a Nun and the other a Noblewoman. Both would become successful in what they created, Nelli opening her own studio with 8 Nuns who followed her and Anguissola who worked for King Philip II in his court.

  • 17th Century Female Artists

    17th Century Female Artists
    Anna Vallayer-Coster and Mary Delaney stood out during the 17th century because of the type of art they produced. they both were different in their own work, one created still-life paintings and one created collages with cut out paper. Their attention to detail and real life subjects stood out in a time of paintings that were mostly of landscapes and portraits. This lead to many other female artists to follow their work and create a whole new genre for women.

  • 18th Century Female Artists

    18th Century Female Artists
    I chose these two artists during the 18th Century time period because both paintings stood out to me. The amount of different colors, the settings, and the subject matter. Both women were successful in a time were men dominated the field of art. You can see that each were well regarded and their art-pieces still stand out in the art society.

  • 19th Century Women in Art

    19th Century Women in Art
    These two women spearheaded the abstract and "avant-garde" movements. They created art at the time no one had seen or tried before. They influenced the textile world, art world, and furnishing worlds that used their designs to create a new type of art. Showing that women can create fashion within their art using geometric and abstract art shows the feminisms side to the art world during the 19th century, when most fashion was created by men.

  • 20th Century American Women In Art

    20th Century American Women In Art
    Kate Freeman Clark and Grandma Moses both stood out to me. Freeman Clark created many different landscape pictures, and Grandma Moses was a folk artist that depicted Halloween many different times. The amount of detail, color, and placement in both paintings stands out.

  • 20th Century Women In Art-Europe

    20th Century Women In Art-Europe
    Hilma af Klint was born in Sweden, while Natalia was born in Russia. Both stood out because they were ahead of their time when it came to art. Both had an abstract sense to their art, however they were different in what they created. You can see the amount of colors and the detail each used. Being first to accomplish this type of art shows that women can be first in creating art where men will follow and use what they have learned from both of these women.

  • 21st Century Women in Art

    21st Century Women in Art
    Wangechi Mutu and Adriana Varejão are two women that stood out to me in today's art. Both have different styles of art, however both show that history, culture, and art can all go together to show a story of what life may be in their own perspective countries, Africa and Brazil. You can learn from the artist point of view on how life may have been while growing up or living there currently.