{"id":94434,"date":"2026-01-08T16:06:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/?p=94434"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T21:17:23","slug":"5-fast-facts-women-artists-from-antwerp-to-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/blog\/5-fast-facts\/5-fast-facts-women-artists-from-antwerp-to-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Fast Facts: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Impress your friends with facts about five artists whose work is included in Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750<\/em><\/a>, on view through January 11, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Maria Faydherbe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maria Faydherbe (1587-after 1633) didn\u2019t suffer from imposter syndrome. She recognized her own talent and signed her sculptures so that others would too. Faydherbe ruffled feathers of male peers, who described her pride as brazen and boastful. Today her skill is cherished. Two of Faydherbe\u2019s works are considered official Flemish Masterpieces<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Installation view of Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam: 1600-1750<\/em>, featuring Maria Faydherbe’s Crucifix<\/em> (1625\u201330), on loan from  Museum Hof van Busleyden, Mechelen; Photo by Kevin Allen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Johanna Helena Herolt<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The elder daughter of renowned artist-scientist Maria Sibylla Merian<\/a> (1647-1717), Johanna Helena Herolt (1668-after 1723) achieved fame as a natural history illustrator in her own right. She contributed distinctively bold three-dimensional compositions to landmark compendiums such as the florilegium<\/em>, compiled by patron and amateur botanist Agnes Block (1629\u20131704), and the Moninckx Atlas<\/em>. Alida Withoos (featured below) also contributed illustrations to these projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Johanna Helena Herolt, Crown Imperial (Fritiallaria imperialis), Two Wild Hyacinths (Scilla non-scripta) and Insects<\/em>, ca. 1700; Watercolor and bodycolor on vellum, 15 x 11 1\/4 in.; Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, Virginia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3. Joanna Koerten<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Joanna Koerten <\/strong>(1650-1715) explored various techniques but is perhaps best known for her remarkable paper cuttings. From afar, these works resemble drawings or prints. Close up, viewers discover that every compositional line is actually a minute incision. For good reason Koerten was called \u201cScissors Minerva,\u201d referring to the Roman goddess of craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Johanna Koerten, Portrait of William III<\/em>, ca. 1700; Paper cutting, 12 3\/8 x 10 1\/8 in.; Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, on long-term loan from Ars Aemula Naturae, inv. B 12L<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4. Anna Maria van Schurman <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Multitalented artist Anna Maria van Schurman<\/a> (1607-1678) also advocated for women\u2019s education. She became the Dutch Republic\u2019s first \u201ccoed\u201d\u2014attending university lectures concealed by a curtain lest her presence perturb male students. Three centuries later, Judy Chicago<\/a> (b. 1939) gave this trailblazer a seat at the table<\/a> in The Dinner Party<\/em> (1974-79).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left: Anna Maria van Schurman, Self-Portrait<\/em>, 1640; Engraving on paper, 8 1\/2 x 6 3\/8 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay | Right: Anna Maria van Schurman, Self-Portrait<\/em>, 1640; Drypoint on paper, 9 x 5 7\/8 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

5. Alida Withoos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alida Withoos (1660\/62-1730) painted dramatic, dynamic still lifes in the Italian style of sottobosco <\/em>(\u201cforest floor\u201d or \u201cundergrowth\u201d). A fusion of fact and fiction, Withoos\u2019s works depict realistic flora and fauna thriving in imagined settings. Similarly inspired, contemporary artist Maggie Foskett<\/a> (1919-2014) foraged and arranged natural elements in her images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alida Withoos, Still Life with Irises, Morning Glory, Fox Gloves, a Red Lily and Other Flowers on a Forest Floor<\/em>, ca. 1700; Oil on canvas, 27 1\/4 x 22 1\/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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