Description
A 17th-century trailblazer rediscovered!
Join us for a pre-hours morning view of the Michaelina Wautier exhibition at the RA, with an introductory talk by the exhibition curator Julien Domercq.
Active in Brussels in the middle of the 17th century, Michaelina Wautier challenged the limits imposed on female artists at the time by working on an unusually varied range of subjects: from flowers and portraits to grand history paintings – a format usually reserved for her male counterparts.
Although Wautier was hugely successful in her time, her breathtaking paintings and her place in art history were almost lost in the 18th century.
This exhibition puts Wautier back in her rightful place as one of Europe’s most important artists, and establishes her as “the greatest artistic rediscovery of the century” (Artnet)
Meet in the foyer of the RA at 8.30am when we will head up to the exhibition with the curator for his introduction before viewing independently.
Cost: Patrons and one guest – free; Friends – £ 20; guests – £30.
NMWA news — Michaelina Wautier is also included in the exhibition “Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1650 – 1750” which is a co-production between NMWA and MSK Ghent and was shown in Washington before the current showing in Ghent.
Image: Michaelina Wautier, Saint John the Evangelist, c.1656–59. The Parity Project
