Eight great women artists from art history | National Gallery

Who were the great women artists from history? Come on a tour of some of the paintings painted by women in the National Gallery collection, including Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, Rosa Bonheur and Rachel Ruysch. We're guided by Gallery Educator, Fiona Alderton.

Each of these female artists has an amazing story to tell. Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun painted portraits of Marie Antoinette and fled the French Revolution. Rosa Bonheur obtained the French authorities' permission to wear men's clothes so she could paint without harassment. Rachel Ruysch's Dutch still life masterpieces often sold for more in her lifetime than Rembrandt's did in his. Listen to these tales and many more,

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Timestamps and links to further resources for women in art history 🖌️:

0:00 Bridget Riley 'Messengers'
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0:40 Catharina van Hemessen 'Portrait of a Man'
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1:39 Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun 'Alexandrine-Emilie Brongniart'
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2:28 Judith Leyster 'A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel'
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2:52 Rachel Ruysch 'Flowers in a Vase'
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3:53 Artemisia Gentileschi 'Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria'
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5:00 Catharina van Hemessen 'Portrait of a Woman'
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5:21 Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun 'Self Portrait in a Straw Hat'
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6:46 Rosa Bonheur 'The Horse Fair'
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8:12 Berthe Morisot 'Summer's Day'
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