Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665), Italian artist supported her parents, three siblings, and herself entirely through her art
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/elisabetta-sirani
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), Botanical & natural history illustrator; the first to record metamorphosis
https://www.botanicalartandartists.com/about-maria-sibylla-merian.html
Judith Leyster (1609-1660)
Dutch Golden Age painter
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1485.html#biography
Two Children with a Cat / 1629 / Oil on canvas / 24”x20”
Louise Moillon (1610-1696), French painter in the Baroque era, known for her still lifes
https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/moillon-louise
Basket of Peaches, with Quinces, and Plums / after 1641 / Oil on canvas / 26”x33 1/4”
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c.1656)
Italian Baroque painter, and important second-generation follower of Caravaggio
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Artemisia-Gentileschi
Giovanna Garzoni (1600-c.1670)
Considered to be one of the greatest Italian miniaturists of the seventeenth century
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/103M0R
Still Life with Bowl of Citrons / late 1640s / Tempera on vellum / 10 7/8”x14”
Chiara Varotari (1584-c.1663)
Italian Baroque painter, author, and founder of a school for the arts
https://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/v/varotari/chiara/biograph.html
Portrait of a Lady, probably Pantasilea Dotto Capodilista / c.1630 / Oil on canvas / 79”x46”
Fede Galizia (c.1574-c.1630)
Italian printmaker, painter, and a pioneer of the still life genre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fede_Galizia
Cherries in a Silver Compote / 1610 / Oil on Panel / 11”x16.5”
Marietta Robusti (c.1555/1560-1590)
Venetian painter of the Renaissance period; daughter of Tintoretto
https://bit.ly/3mbq8tC
Portrait of Ottavio Strada / 1567-1568 / Oil on canvas / 50”x40”
Esther Inglis (1571-1624)
Scottish embroiderer, calligrapher, & miniaturist
https://collation.folger.edu/2012/02/spotlight-on-a-calligrapher/
Portrait in Cinquante Octonaires / 1607 / Royal Collection Trust
Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614)
Among the first women to execute publicly commissioned figure paintings
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lavinia-Fontana
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene / 1581 / Oil on canvas / 31”x25”
Xue Susu (c.1564-c.1650)
Chinese courtesan, painter, and poet, noted for her skill at mounted archery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xue_Susu
Flowers / 1615 / Handscroll; Ink on paper / 10 1/4”x249”
Sofonisba Anguissola (c.1532-1625)
Italian painter; arguably the first female artist to achieve international fame
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sofonisba-Anguissola
Ma Shouzhen (1548-1604)
Renowned Chinese courtesan, painter, poet, and composer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Shouzhen
Folding fan / Ming dynasty / Ink and colors on paper / 7”x18.89”
Levina Teerlinc (1510–1520?-1576)
Flemish miniaturist; painter to English royal courts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levina_Teerlinc
Caterina van Hemessen (1528-after 1565)
Renaissance painter; one of the earliest female painters with extant work
https://bit.ly/3z7PxI0
Guan Daosheng [Kuan Tao-sheng] (1262–1319)
Chinese artist, poet, and the most famous female painter in Chinese history
https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/guan-daosheng-1262-1319
Catherine of Bologna (1413-1463)
Italian cloistered nun, artist, and patron saint of artists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Bologna
The Misty Miss Christy 