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Announcing #ArtHerstory's 2026 holiday card!

This year's edition is a Christmas card that reproduces "Adoration of the Magi," by Fede Galizia (c. 1578–c. 1630), held at Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte.

The 10-card boxed set is available via our Etsy store - etsy.me/4ygc3wU
Fede Galizia Christmas Cards, Adoration of the Magi, Boxed Set - Etsy
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September 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Announcing #ArtHerstory's 2026 holiday card!

This year's edition is a Christmas card that reproduces "Adoration of the Magi," by Fede Galizia (c. 1578–c. 1630), held at Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte.

Read about the artist, the artwork, and about the new card - artherstory.net/the-art-hers...
A Christmas card that reproduces the Adoration of the Magi painting by 17th-century artist Fede Galizia. It is a busy scene with quite a retinue of people and animals; at the forefront is the seated Virgin, with her baby in her lap and Joseph standing behind her. The three richly dressed kings surround her; the middle king, wearing a gold robe with white trim, kneels and touches his cheek to the baby's right leg, holding his right foot. At the very top, just to the right of the middle, is the star that led the kings to the Christ child. On the back is a thumbnail of the image, with text about the artwork and branding info.
September 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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The inaugural Substack issue of #ArtHerstory’s free monthly newsletter goes out Monday, August 31! In it, we will announce our 2026 holiday card, as well as relay news about acquistions, publications, conferences and more, all to do with #womenartists.

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August 29, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Visit #ArtHerstory’s Lavinia Fontana resource page at artherstory.net/lavinia-font...
Art Herstory's Resource Page about Lavinia Fontana
This Art Herstory resource page offers information, including links to books and articles, about the Renaissance artist from Bologna.
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August 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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#ArtHerstory's Twig with Two Pears Note Card

Artist: Dorothea Storm-Kreps (Dutch, 1734-72)
Artwork held at: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

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The front and back sides of a blank note card. The front features a botanical drawing in pencil, brush and bodycolors of two pears on a stem with leaves, tied at the top with a salmon-pink ribbon. The artwork also depicts red cherries, and Physalis alkekengi (3 closed, 1 open), and a purple flower, as well as butterflies, a beetle and a dragonfly. On the back is a thumbnail version of the same image, surrounded by tombstone and branding information.
June 24, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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#ArtHerstory's Flowers & Insects Still Life Note Card

Artist: Clara Peeters (Flemish, c. 1594-c. 1640)
Artwork held at: The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

via Etsy, etsy.me/4w8Nhh9

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A card depicting a floral bouquet in an oval, surrounded by insects and a snail.
June 14, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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#ArtHerstory's Flowers and Fruit Note Card
Artist: Anne Vallayer-Coster
Artwork held at: The National Gallery of Art

Via Etsy, www.etsy.com/listing/1859...

#AnneVallayerCoster #womenartists
A note card, open with blank side face down, visible side showing at right a still life floral and fruit painting; at left an uncropped thumbnail of the same painting, surrounded by the "tombstone" information about the artist, and branding elements.
April 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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#ArtHerstory's Flowers & Insects Still Life Note Card

Artist: Clara Peeters (Flemish, c. 1594-c. 1640)
Artwork held at: The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

via Etsy, etsy.me/472A4fD

#ClaraPeeters #womenartists #artherstory
A card depicting a floral bouquet in an oval, surrounded by insects and a snail.
March 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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This Women's History Month, are you looking for books for young readers about #womenartists? Visit #ArtHerstory's regularly updated post:

Recent Books for Young Readers About Women Artists
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8 front covers of children's books about women artists, arranged in 2 rows of 4 covers each.
March 7, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Do you receive #ArtHerstory's monthly newsletter? The February 2026 issue is imminent! This month Artemisia Gentileschi features prominently ...

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Three paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi - Self-portrait as St Catherine; Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy; and Woman offering her child to St Blaise
February 27, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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#ArtHerstory's Basket of Plums Note Card
Artist: Anne Vallayer-Coster
Artwork held at: The Cleveland Museum of Art

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A note card opened facedown to show front and back covers. The front features at right a brown woven wicker basket, which sits on a stone ledge, heaped high with purple plums (at least a dozen are visible). At the left sits a clear glass tumbler filled with water, and two cakes in white molded paper: the first sits flat on the ledge, the second sits slantwise, partially on top of the first, tilting down so that one end rests on the ledge. The background is dark. On the back of the card is a thumbnail of the image surrounded by text with information about the painting. Text at the right presents branding information, with social media icons.
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Visit #ArtHerstory’s resource page for the artist: artherstory.net/maria-sibyll...
Maria Sibylla Merian resource page
A resource page about 17th-century artist and natural scientist Maria Sibylla Merian, with links to books, articles and exhibitions about her.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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For more information about the artist, visit #ArtHerstory's #RosalbaCarriera resource page: artherstory.net/rosalba-carr...
Rosalba Carriera resource page
A resource page about 18th-century Venetian artist Rosalba Carriera, with a bio, exhibition overview and links to articles and books on her.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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#ArtHerstory's Portrait of a Violinist Note Card
Artist: Anne Vallayer-Coster
Artwork held at: Nationalmuseum Stockholm

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A portrait-mode note card open face down to show the front and back covers. The front cover reproduces a painting of a seated white woman in a white dress with a lavender panel insert bodice. In her lap is a book, presumably of music; she holds a single page from the left side of the book in her left hand. In her uplifted right hand is a viol with a broken string. The back cover includes a thumbnail of the image, surrounded by information about the work and the artist, and some branding information, including a logo and social media icons.
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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#ArtHerstory's Still Life with Citrons Note Card
Artist: Giovanna Garzoni
Artwork held at: The Getty Museum

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Photo of Art Herstory landscape-mode note card, open flat to display both front and back sides. The art reproduced on the front is a plate of five citrons, with branches and flowers from the plant, on a ledge. A couple of hazelnuts sit at the front left.
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Do you receive #ArtHerstory's monthly newsletter? The final issue of 2025 goes out later today!

To sign up, visit artherstory.net - scroll to the page bottom, complete the 2 fields, then click submit.
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Looking forward to welcoming *you* to the Art Herstory community.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Forest still life with squirrel, c. 1683-7, by #AnnaRuysch (Dutch, 1666-1741), baptized #otd, Dec 19. Held by Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de/kunstwerke/A... #artherstory #womenartists

Visit #ArtHerstory’s resource page for the artist at artherstory.net/anna-ruysch/
An oil painting of a tree stump in a landscape, surrounded by flowers, leaves and mushrooms, as well as birds, snails, and a squirrel.
December 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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#ArtHerstory's gorgeous Amaryllis holiday card features art by Priscilla Susan Bury; the original watercolor is held at the Minneapolis Institute of Art

Boxed set of 10, etsy.me/44RBwA7 via @Etsy
Photo of a set of 10 holiday cards in a clear box with a red metallic stretch band loop tied in a bow at top left. The top card is visible through the box - it reproduces a painting of three red amaryllis flowers in bloom on a stalk, and two buds.
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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We have made a note card that reproduces Dorothea Storm-Kreps' Twig with Two Pears:

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#Dutchwomenartists #womenartists #artherstory
A note card open face down to show front and back covers. The front reproduces a C18th botanical drawing with two pears at the center, stems tied with a ribbon. They are surrounded by cherries, bugs, flowers, leaves, and butterflies. On the back of the card is a thumbnail of the painting, plus text about artist and artwork, and branding info/icons.
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Visit #ArtHerstory’s Lavinia Fontana resource page at artherstory.net/lavinia-font...
Art Herstory's Resource Page about Lavinia Fontana
This Art Herstory resource page offers information, including links to books and articles, about the Renaissance artist from Bologna.
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August 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Portrait of Isabella Ruini (?), 1593, by #LaviniaFontana (Italian, 1552-1614), born #otd, Aug 24. Held by Palatine Gallery, Uffizi; source, catalogo.beniculturali.it/detail/Histo... #artherstory #womenartists

Visit #ArtHerstory’s Lavinia Fontana resource page at artherstory.net/lavinia-font...
A half-length seated portrait of a woman with pale skin and brown hair in Renaissance dress, seated at a small table. Her left hand cradles the front paws of a small dog who stands on the table and gazes up at her. Her ringed right hand holds the dog around its front and left side. She wears a very dark, long sleeved dress with a high lacy white collar that extends right up to her chin. Eight button are visible in whole or in part, descending down the front middle of the dress. She wears a pearl drop earring, a shorter pearl necklace and a longer elaborate necklace of medallions strung together, and three beaded bracelets (on her right wrist).
August 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Do you receive #ArtHerstory's monthly newsletter? The August issue goes out next week.

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Looking forward to welcoming *you* to the Art Herstory community.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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New post on #ArtHerstory's blog!

Historic Women Artists in Public Collections: The Kimbell Art Museum,
by Olivia Turner
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Olivia discusses 5 works at the Kimbell by women artists!

[Artemisia Gentileschi, Penitent Mary Magdalene, 1625; @kimbellartmuseum.bsky.social]
Olivia Turner's description in the article to which this post links reads, "Warm tones of amber and sienna ground this portrait of Mary Magdalene. These hues appear in the wooden arms of the chair that supports her, to the crepey folds of her orange dress, the cascading curls of her auburn hair, and the peachy flesh tones of her eyelids, cheeks, and lips. A subtle tear trickling from her eye draws the viewer’s gaze downward through the composition and references the painting’s title, Penitent Mary Magdalene. The figure reflects on her sinful past and renounces her worldly riches to devote herself to Christ. Her glittering tear harmonizes visually with her slightly dangling pearl earring, whose soft luminosity echoes an iridescent pot and brush in the background—two traditional attributes of the Magdalene."
July 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Visit #ArtHerstory's Sofonisba Anguissola artist page,
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Scroll down for exhibition information, links to fiction and non-fiction books, and links to online articles about the painter!
Sofonisba Anguissola resource page
A resource page about Renaissance portrait artist Sofonisba Anguissola, with links to books, articles and exhibitions about her.
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July 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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#ArtHerstory's 25% discount on Rachel Ruysch cards applies also to our note card wallet -

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Screenshot from Etsy store of Rachel Ruysch note card wallet with price info etc
June 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM