By Tim Lambert
There were many famous women artists from the Middle Ages to the present day. Here is a timeline of some of them.
Women Artists in the Middle Ages
Ende
In the Middle Ages books were often beautifully decorated. This art was called illumination. Ende was a famous illuminator.
Guda 12th century
Guda was a famous book illuminator
Herrad von Landsberg 12th century
She was also a famous book illustrator
Claricia 13th century
Claricia was another famous book illuminator
Women Artists in the Renaissance
Plautilla Nelli 1524-1588
Plautilla was a famous artist
Caterina van Hemessen 1528-c. 1587
She was an artist
Sofonisba Anguissola 1532-1625
She was an artist
Barbara Longhi 1552-1638
She was an artist
Lavinia Fontana 1552-1614
She was also an artist
Marietta Robusti 1560-1590
She was an artist
Diana Scultori 1547-1612
She was an engraver
Levina Teerlinc 1510-1576
She was a painter
Artemisia Gentileschi 1593-1653
She was a painter
Clara Peeters 1594–1657
She was a still-life painter
Judith Leyster 1609-1660
She was a painter
Li Yin c. 1610-1685
She was a famous Chinese artist
Mary Beale 1633-1699
She was a portrait painter
Maria Schalcken 1645–1699
She was a painter
Elisabetta Sirani 1638-1665
She was also a painter
18th Century Women Artists
Angelica Kauffman 1741-1807
She was a famous artist and one of the founders of the Royal Academy of Arts
Mary Moser 1744-1819
She was also a famous artist and also one of the founders of the Royal Academy of Arts
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun 1755-1842
She was a portrait painter
Marie-Gabrielle Capet 1761-1818
She was a painter
19th Century Women Artists
There were many women artists in the 19th century. Here are some of them.
Marie-Denise Villers 1774-1821
She was a portrait painter
Marie Ellenrieder 20 March 1791 – 5 June 1863
She was a painter
Mary Ellen Best 1809–1891
She was also a painter
Rosa Bonheur 1822-1899
She was famous for painting animals
Eleanor Vere Boyle 1825-1916
She was an illustrator
Harriett Hosmer 1830-1908
She was a sculptor
Berthe Morisot 1841-1895
She was an impressionist
Helen Allingham 1844-1926
She was a watercolourist
Mary Stevenson Cassatt 1844–1926
She was a painter
Tina Blau 1845–1916
She was a landscape painter
Suzanne Valadon 1865-1880
She was also a painter
Amalia Kussner 1863-1932
She was a miniature portrait painter
20th Century Women Artists
There were so many female artists in the 20th century it is impossible to mention them all. Here are some of the most famous ones.
Hilma af Klint 1862-1944
She was an abstract painter
Uemura Shōen
She was a Japanese artist
Sonia Delaunay 1885-1979
She was a painter
Georgia O’Keeffe 1887-1986
She was a painter
Alma Thomas 1891-1978
She was another painter
Irma Stern 1894–1966
She was also a painter
Augusta Savage 1892-1962
She was a sculptor
Tamara de Lempicka 1898-1980
She was a painter
Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975
She was a sculptor
Frida Kahlo 1907-1954
She is known for her self portraits
Lee Krasner 1908–1984
She was an abstract expressionist painter
Louise Bourgeois 1911-2010
She is famous for her sculptures
Agnes Martin 1912-2004
She was a painter
Grace Hartigan 1922-2008
She was an abstract expressionist painter
Helen Frankenthaler 1928-2011
She was also a painter
June Leaf 1929-
She is a painter
