The latest volume in the successful series, this book offers more than five hundred years of achievements in art by women. This beautifully produced, richly detailed and comprehensive survey of fifty influential women artists from the Renaissance to the Post-Modern era details their vast contributions to the art world. From the Early Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi and the seventeenth-century illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian to Impressionists Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, and to modern icons such as Frida Kahlo, Georgia OíKeefe and Louise Bourgeois, the most important female artists are profiled in this book in chronologically arranged double-page spreads. For each artist there is a timeline highlighting significant events in her life; a succinct biography and informationoutlining her accomplishments and influence; additional resources to further study of the artist and, best of all, brilliant full-color reproductions of the artistís works. Packed with information, here is a stunning and absorbing book that clearly illustrates the remarkable artistic contributions of women throughout history. AUTHOR: Christine Weidemann is an editor in Munich and the author of Living Art: Salvador Dali.
