7/3/21 – Acquisition – Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts – Museums continue with perseverance to seek out women artists to exhibit them in their collections. Before the 18th century, the quest was difficult. Because it is not a question of filling historical gaps, but of responding to the demands of society. One of the most famous painters of the 17th century is undoubtedly Artemisia Gentileschi, whose works are voraciously watched, regardless of their quality. She is the best known, but she is not the only one. Fortunately, there is also, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Marietta Robusti, known as the Tintoretta, Barbara Longhi, Sofonisba Anguissola, or even Lavinia Fontana, a work of which has just joined the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, purchased from the…
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