Women in Art: Artists, Models and Patrons
The permanent displays of the Kadriorg Art Museum offer an excellent opportunity to explore the diverse roles women have played in the history of art. A lecture combined with a tour focuses on the remarkable lives and works of women artists from the 17th to the 19th centuries, examining the opportunities and limitations they faced.
We will also look at how women have been depicted in works of art and explore the roles, meanings and ideals attributed to them in different periods.
In addition, we will consider women’s often overlooked contributions as art commissioners, collectors and patrons. The presentation thus invites us to approach art history from a broader perspective: not only through artists and models, but also through commissioners, patrons and other women who shaped European art and culture.