‘Old masters too’: Ghent exhibition celebrates female artists of the baroque
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A new exhibition at the Ghent Museum of Fine Arts (MSK) in Belgium, titled "Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750," highlights over 40 female artists from the baroque period in the Low Countries. The exhibition aims to restore recognition to women who were active in the art world alongside famous male artists like Rembrandt and Vermeer. It features artists like Judith Leyster, who was overlooked after her death, with her works often misattributed to male contemporaries. The exhibition, which previously ran in Washington D.C., seeks to address the historical underrepresentation and lack of recognition of female artists in art history. The exhibition catalogue mentions 179 women who were active in the art economy of the Low Countries.
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