Fifty women artists from pre-modern art history

We created this short video to help you discover a range of amazing women artists from pre-20th-century art history. Scroll down to find their names, links to more information about each artist, and general resources for learning more about women artists.

 
 
 
 

  1. Evelyn De Morgan (1855-1919)

  2. Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

  3. Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899)

  4. Marie Bashkirtseff (1858–1884)

  5. Anna Bilinska (1854-1893)

  6. Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614)

  7. Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600-1670)

  8. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842)

  9. Mary Beale (1633-1699)

  10. Jeanna Bauck (1840-1926)

  11. Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)

  12. Elizabeth Thompson (1846-1933)

  13. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–c.1654)

  14. Clara Peeters (1594-c.1657)

  15. Esther Inglis (1571–1624)

  16. Sofonisba Anguissola (1532–1625)

  17. Judith Leyster (1609–1660)

  18. Maria Schalcken (1647/50–Before 1700)

  19. Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750)

  20. Katsushika Ōi (c.1800-c.1866)

  21. Anna Rajecka (c.1762-1832)

  22. Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717)

  23. Suor Orsola Maddalena Caccia (1596–1676)

  24. Rosalba Carriera (1673-1757)

  25. Angel De Cora Dietz (1871–1919)

  26. Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744–1818)

  27. Marie Laurencin (1883-1956)

  28. Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907)

  29. Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807)

  30. Hilma af Klint (1862-1944)

  31. Catharina van Hemessen (1528-after 1565)

  32. Levina Teerlinc (1510-1576)

  33. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749-1803)

  34. Fede Galizia (c.1578-c. 1630)

  35. Luisa Roldán (1652-1706)

  36. Mary Delany (1700-88)

  37. Pauline Powell Burns (1872–1912)

  38. Hildegard of Bingen (c.1098-1179)

  39. Lucia Anguissola (1536 or 1538-c.1565–1568)

  40. Élisabeth Sophie Chéron (1648-1711)

  41. Josefa de Óbidos (c.1630-1684)

  42. Anna Dorothea Therbusch (1721-1782)

  43. Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706–83)

  44. Elisabetta Sirani (1638–c. 1665)

  45. Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761-1818)

  46. Emmeline Deane (1858-1944)

  47. Marguerite Gérard (1761-1837)

  48. Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908)

  49. Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907)

  50. Ulrika Pasch (1735-1796)

 
 

(Created by Esme Garlake on behalf of Athena Art Foundation, March 2023)

Nicola Jennings