Women in the Shadow: Hidden Masters of Art and Creativity - with Magda Tausch

Art history often celebrates the names of great masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Picasso—but where are the women? This fascinating journey through more than 2,500 years of art history uncovers the remarkable women artists, sculptors, designers and creators whose achievements were overlooked, forgotten or attributed to others.

Travelling from the medieval world to the twenty-first century, we will meet pioneering painters such as Hildegard von Bingen, Artemisia Gentileschi, explore the Impressionists through Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, discover the extraordinary lives of Camille Claudel and Frida Kahlo, and examine the astonishing true story of Margaret Keane, whose paintings were claimed by her husband for years.

Along the way, we will explore how social expectations, institutions, war, artistic movements and gender shaped who was celebrated, who was forgotten, and who eventually reclaimed their place in history. Through beautiful artworks, compelling biographies and lively discussion, this course reveals that…