[IN] Visible: Female Artists in Early Modern England

The final chapter in this journey. Thank you for listening.

If you enjoyed [IN] Visible here is some suggested reading/listening/watching: 

Tudor Textiles by Eleri Lynn

The Lonely Palette Podcast

The Obstacle Race: Fortunes of Women Painters and their Work

Dr. Lucy Worsley's 12 Days of Tudor Christmas

Recent digitization of Guild registers reveal a wealth of information on the role of women in guilds and their artistic educations.

Sources 

Crowston, C. (2008). Women, Gender, and Guilds in Early Modern Europe: An Overview of Recent Research. International Review of Social Hisoty, 53(16), 19-44. 

Johns, R. (2008). Framing Robert Aggas; The Painter-Stainers' Company and the "English School of Painters". Art History, 31(3), 322-341. 

HISTORY. (n.d.). Retrieved Winter, 2020, from https://painter-stainers.org/about-us-1/history/ 

Draper, H. (2015). Mary Beale and Art's Lost Laborers: Women Painter Stainers. Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 10(1), 141-151. 

A roundup of some accomplished artist who are lesser well know, 

Image Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levina_Teerlinc#/media/File:Levina_Teerlinc_Elizabeth_I_c_1565_b.jpg (Miniature of Elizabeth I attributed to Levina) 

https://reveriesunderthesignofausten.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/anne-killigrew-1660-85-poet-painter-attached-to-the-court-of-mary-of-modena/ (Self Portrait of Anne Killigrew)

https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/elizabeth-murray-16261698-countess-of-dysart-with-her-first-husband-sir-lionel-tollemache-16241669-and-her-sister-margaret-murray-c-16381682-lady-maynard-217067 (Portrait of the Countess of Dysart)   

Sources 

Killigrew, Anne. (2011, October 31). Retrieved Winter, 2020, from https://www-oxfordartonline-com.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/benezit/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00098636  

Strong, R. (2004, September 23). Teerlinc [nee Bening or Benninck] Levina. Retrieved Winter, 2020, from https://www-oxforddnb-com.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38054?rskey=FXI76r

Buckridge, B. The Art of Painting... To which is added, An ESSAY towards an ENGLISH SCHOOL (3rd edition of 1754; from 1969 Cornmarket facimile); in 'The art world in Britain 1660 to 1735,' at https://artworld.york.ac.uk/sources/5.0057; accessed 14 December 2020.

Frye, S. (2013). Minatures and Manuscripts: Levina Teerlinc, Jane Segar and Esther Inglis as Professional Artisans. In Pens and needles: Women's textualities in early modern England (pp. 75-116). Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. 

Burnette, A. (2010, September 23). Carlile [Carlell nee Palmer] Joan. Retrieved Winter, 2020, from https://www-oxforddnb-com.subzero.lib.uoguelph.ca/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-4681?rskey=0kx0sk 

Explore the life of Mary Beale, the most notable female painter from this time. 

Image Links: 

https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/self-portrait-of-mary-beale-with-her-husband-and-son-133035 (Self Portrait of Husband and Son) 

Sources 

Draper, H. (2012). 'Her Painting of Apricots' The Invisibility of Mary Beale. Forum for Modern Language Studies, 48(4), 329-405, doi: 10.1093/fmls/cqso23

Draper, H (2015) . Mary Beale and Art's Lost Labourers: Women Painter Stainers. Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 10(1), 141-151 

Reeve, C. (2011). Mary Beale. In 1128369968 850937427 D. Gaze (Author), Concise dictionary of women artists (pp. 171-173). New York: Routledge.

 Beale, C. (1674). Pocket book, with commentary by Richard Jeffree, circa 1975, National Portrait Gallery Heinz Archive, Richard Jeffree papers, drawer 2 folder 22; the pocket book transcript from George Vertue, 'Notebook A.x', 1743, British Library Add; in 'The art world in Britain 1660 to 1735,' at https://artworld.york.ac.uk/sources/5.3005; accessed 14 December 2020. 

Mary Beale. (n.d.). Retrieved December 14, 2020, from https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp00310/mary-beale 

Mansfield, L. (2020, April 9). Mary Beale: Pioneer of portraiture. Retrieved Winter, 2020, from https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/mary-beale-pioneer-of-portraiture/ 

Beale, M. (1663). Self Portrait of Mary Beale with Her Husband and Son [Painting]. Museum of the Home, London, England. 

Outside of leisure painting, women engaged with visual culture. In this episode we visit the working artist and associated trades outside of painting. 

Image Links

https://exploringlondon.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/ng-installation.jpg (16th century altarpiece) 

https://www.apollo-magazine.com/english-portrait-miniatures/ (miniatures) 

https://collation.folger.edu/2012/02/woodcut-engraving-or-what/ (woodcut prints) 

https://martinevanelk.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/selfie-fashioning-and-the-self-portraits-of-calligrapher-esther-inglis/ (Portraits of Esther Inglis) 

Sources 

Gaze, D. (2001). Printmakers, In Consise Dictionary of Women Artists (pp. 42-49). New York, Routledge.

O'Day, R. (2008) Family Galleries: Women and Art in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Huntington Library Quarterly, 71(2), 323-349. doi: 10.1525/hlq.2008.71.2.232

Koos, M. (2014) Wandering Things: Agency and Embodiment in Late Sixteenth-Century English Miniature Portraits. Art History, 37(5), 836-859. doi:10.1111/1467-8365.12102

Van Elk, M. (2017 June 15). Selfie Fashioning and the Self Portraits of Calligrapher Esther Inglis. Retrieved Winter, 2020, from https://martinevanelk.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/selfie-fashioning-and-the-self-portraits-of-calligrapher-esther-inglis/ 

Stokstad, M., & Cothren, M. (2010). 15.3: Early Christian Art of the British Isles, In Art History. Harlow: Prentice Hall.

This episode explores the education in fine arts available to girls and women. We delve into the of Cassandra Willoughby Brydges and her writings. 

Image Links

http://amica.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/AMICO~1~1~108825~89721 (Brydges family portrait) 

http://theshakespeareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/elizabethan_jacket_1600.jpg (Tudor Embroidery) 

http://theshakespeareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mary-queen-of-scots-embroidery.jpg (Embroidery done by Mary Queen of Scots) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannons_(house)#/media/File:Edgware,_The_Basin,_Canons_Park_Estate_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1418731.jpg (Grounds at Cannons) 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/The_Tudor_pattern_book_MS._Ashmole_1504_34.jpg (Botany Illustrations) 

Sources 

Kneller, G. (1713) James Brydges (later 1st Duke of Chandos) and his Family [Painting]. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

O'Day, R. (2008). Family Galleries: Women and Art in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Huntington Library Quarterly, 71(2), 323-349. doi: 10.1525/hlq.2008.21.2.323 

Gaze, D (2001) Amateur Artists. In Concise dictionary of women artists (pp. 50-67). New York: Routledge. 

Hagglund, E. (2004, September 23).Willoughby, Cassandra [married name Cassandra Brydges, Duchess of Chandos]. Retrived Winter, 2020, from https://oxforddnd.com/ 

Welcome to [IN] Visible! Join me as I venture into the world of female artists from the Early Modern Period.

Links from this episode:

https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/girl-with-a-pearl-earring/3QFHLJgXCmQm2Q?hl=en-GB 

https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw00422/Mary-Beale?LinkID=mp00310&role=sit&rNo=0

Sources:

Nochlin, L. (2018). Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? Women, Art and Power and Other Essays, 145-178. doi:10.4324/97804295029967 

Vermeer, J. (1665). Girls with a Pearl Earring [Painting]. Mauritshuis, Netherlands. 

Beale, M. (1666) Self Portrait [Painting]. Primary Collection, National Portrait Gallery, London, England.