Association for Art History’s 47th Annual Conference (AAH)
University of Birmingham, 14 – 16 avril 2021
Pre-Modern Women as Artists, Patrons and Collectors
Session Convenor:
Jamie Edwards, j.l.edwards@exeter.ac.uk
The study of women in pre-modern times is a well-established field that has generated important scholarship. But, as ongoing research shows, there is no shortage of new material yet to be analysed, or existing evidence that can be nuanced in the light of new methodological approaches. And whilst recent monographic exhibitions attest to the enduring appeal of ‘female artists’ in the ‘genius’ tradition (e.g. Anguissola, Gentileschi), new and ongoing work in the field points to different ways that women’s interaction with visual and material culture can be approached. The application of new digital and mapping technologies, meanwhile, is enabling scholars to propose alternative, non-linear narratives of pre-modern women’s lives.