Why are there so few female artists in the National Gallery?

In a collection of over 2,300 paintings spanning the 13th to early 20th century, why are there so few, 21 to be precise, by women? We discover and celebrate the women in our collection: the artists, the patrons, the muses.

Caroline Campbell, former curator at the National Gallery, and now Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, explores the gender gap in art history.

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Japanese subtitles supported by the British Council

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