Renaissance Europe was not a promising place for female artists to emerge. Women were expected to marry and have children, and those who did work were not welcomed into male-dominated professions. In fact women were unable to even receive formal art training...

HAARLEM.- Judith Leyster (1609 – 1660) is the most famous female painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Unlike many contemporary female artists, who concentrated on meticulously painting true-to-life flowers and insects, she ventured into more ambitious figure-based...

"Self-Portrait," circa 1632-1633. Photo: National Gallery of Art "Merry Company," circa 1630-1631. Photo: National Gallery of Art "Serenade," 1629. Photo: National Gallery of Art "Young Flute Player," circa 1635. Photo: National Museum, Stockholm "The...

Judith Leyster (Dutch, 1609 - 1660), Serenade, 1629, oil on panel. Overall: 45.5 x 35 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Purchased with support from the Rembrandt Society. WASHINGTON, DC.- Judith Leyster's 400th birthday will be celebrated at the National Gallery...