What I found shocking as a student studying art history in the late 90s was that I never questioned the fact there were none women artists. Gombrich’s book was THE word and even it it’s most recent edition, only mentions one. He didn’t feel there were any women artists in history that were carving big careers or rivalling male contemporaries so it wasn’t worth writing about. We know for certainty this isn’t true. He would have too. Since the. Mid renaissance there have been female painters who h

217K views · 2.4K reactions | Beatrix Potter (British author & illustrator) 1866 - 1943 More images and detailed information about this artist at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1670600526558163.1073742856.1377680299183522&type=3 | Female Artists in History | Facebook

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294K views · 10K reactions | Girl power! A group of female artists wowed the crowd with a uniform performance of Yingge dance, or dance to "hero's song," a popular folk art in Chaozhou and Shantou of #Guangdong Province. Once performed only by men, the dance is now embracing more women performers. #ChineseCulture #TrendinginChina | Xi's Moments | Facebook