Announcing a new De Gruyter Brill book series - Early Modern Visual and Material Cultures Series Editor: Allison Levy, Brown University brill.com/page/forthco... We welcome your book proposals! Feel free to DM me for more info, or email me at [email protected]

Update, post 2 - I am excited to acquire books for @ceu-press.bsky.social, expanding the press' list into early modern studies! This work is in developmental stages. I welcome any questions about the press, and ideas for new book series touching on early modernity. DM me, or email [email protected]

A professional update in 2 posts - After something of a complicated transition following the sale of a portion of AUP, I am now acquiring books for 2 scholarly presses. Over the next little while I'll be putting out calls for book proposals for some new @degruyterbrill.bsky.social book series.

This feels important, urgent even. Public Humanities special issue edited by Honor Brabazon and Sarah Turnbull.

The painting is currently on view in the exhibition "Unforgettable: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750," which ends on May 31 www.mskgent.be/en/exhibitio...

Still Life with Fruit & Vista, c. 1720-24, by #JosinaMargarethaWeenix (Dutch, 1684/85-1724), who died #otd, May 18. Held by MSK Gent, www.mskgent.be/en/collectio... #JosinaWeenix #artherstory #womenartists

Papavers / Papauero / Poppies, c. 1630-32, by #GiovannaGarzoni (Italian, 1600-1670). Piante Varie, c. 1650, f. 17., (seq. 44) held at the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, viewer.lib.harvard.edu/viewer/URN-3... #hernaturalhistory #womenbotanicalartists #artherstory #womenartists #WorldBotanicalArtDay

What a month it’s been for Hungary, where CEU Press was founded. Check out both our recent titles and backlist for a wide range of studies on its rich history. Go to www.aup.nl/en/imprint/c... and explore.

New series:𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮. This series explores how language acts as a decisive terrain for cultural and political questions. Get in touch with commissioning editor Lea Greenberg if your book project would be a fit. Find more: www.aup.nl/en/series/la...

Portrait of an Unknown Man, 1625, by #GiovannaGarzoni (Italian, 1600-1660). Held by the Koninklijke Verzamelingen, The Hague; source, www.dailyartmagazine.com/giovanna-gar... #artherstory #womenartists

It’s a pleasure to announce that I will present on the 9th of June at the international conference “Forced mobility in colonial empires(1 5th-20th centuries)” at the @mshbordeaux.bsky.social ! Looking forward to it! The conference will be accessible online with presentations in French and English✨

Pastels by Vermont artist Lisa May! On view in "Making our Mark: 2026 Pastel Society Juried Show," on thru May 28 at S. Burlington's Public Art Gallery. The Gallery is free & open to the public when the Public Library or City Hall are open. Learn more at www.southburlingtonvt.gov/557/Public-A...

Madonna & Child between Saints Rocco & Nazario, C17th, by Suor #OrsolaMaddalenaCaccia (Italian, c. 1596-c. 1676). Held at Museo San Giacomo, museiamei.it/museo-san-gi... #nuntastic #artherstory #womenartists

A new publication, Living by the Rule: Contemporary Art and the Medieval Monastery, co-authored by the exhibition curators Dr Jessica Barker FSA and Dr Ed Krčma, is published by Lund Humphries alongside this exhibition. www.lundhumphries.com/products/liv...

New post on the #ArtHerstory blog! "Historic Women Artists at the Albany Institute of History & Art" describes and discusses 2 exhibitions of works by historic Americans - artherstory.net/historic-wom...

Peonies, c. 1917, by #SusanHBradley (American, 1851-1929), who was born #otd, May 15. Private collection; source, “Meet Susan H. Bradley, Trailblazing Watercolor Artist," by Andrea Sluder West, artherstory.net/meet-susan-h... #womenartists #artherstory

#JobKlaxon We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Global Medieval History to join us at @leedsims.bsky.social! Applications due 1 June. Happy to talk to anyone interested in an informal capacity. If you are in Kalamazoo, find me at #ICMS! #leedsmedievalstudies jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

#Ascension, 1581, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1542-after 1612). Inscribed "Raphael Regieni Inventor. Diana incidebat Romae 1581." Spaightwood Galleries, spaightwoodgalleries.com/Pages/Renais... #artherstory #womenartists #womenengravers #AscensionThursday

Erythrina Fulgens, from an album (Vol.IV, 19), 1780, by #MaryDelany (English, 1700-1788) who was born #otd, May 14. Held by the British Museum, britishmuseum.org/research/col... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

American artist Fidelia Bridges died #otd in 1923. In January 2026, Christie's sold her 1902 work "Garden Path," pictured here, for US $254,000, far exceeding the pre-sale estimate range of US $12,000-$18,000. www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...

Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria [who was born #otd, May 13], n.d., by #MariaBarbaraKrafft ( #BarbaraKrafft, née Steiner; Austrian, 1764–1825). Location unknown; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ba... #womenartists #artherstory

Billionaire businessman and art collector Mitchell Rales gave $116 million to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to endow Across the Nation, the museum’s program to lend major artworks to regional museums across the country. https://phlnthrp.com/4wdie4A

Welcome to our new supporter, the University of Essex : www.openlibhums.org/news/941/ Consortial library funding for #DiamondOA makes our work possible. Huge thanks to all our member institutions!

WPI English professor and acclaimed Shakespeare scholar Michelle Ephraim has been named one of two recipients of the Friends of American Writers 2025 Literature Award for her memoir Green World: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love & Shakespeare (University of Massachusetts Press, 2024). bit.ly/3Y1yAOe

New post on the #ArtHerstory blog! "Historic Women Artists at the Albany Institute of History & Art" describes and discusses 2 exhibitions of works by historic Americans - artherstory.net/historic-wom...

Art Herstory's Monkshood Note Card Artist: Alida Withoos (Dutch, 1660/2-1730) Artwork held at: Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo etsy.me/4wloK9i via Etsy

This looks like a terrific exhibition! Elizabeth I: Queen & Court An exhibition exploring how portraiture shaped one of Britain’s most iconic reigns 14 May - 10 July 2026 Philip Mould & Co. philipmould.com/exhibitions/...

🐧 Taking a close look at Linda Nochlin's essay, 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' and its relevance today. 🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #art #academia #ArtHerstory #womenartists ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/feminist-e...

Portrait of Marquess Massimiliano Stampa, 1557, by #SofonisbaAnguissola (Italian, c.1532–1625). Held at the Walters Art Museum, art.thewalters.org/detail/1377/... #womenartists #artherstory

New Books About Women Artists | Jan–March 2026 artherstory.net/new-books-ab... #newbooksaboutwomenartists #womenartists #artherstory

Art Herstory has begun the 2026 edition of our annual post about exhibitions of art by women of the 16th to c. mid-20th centuries! Museum Exhibitions about Historic Women Artists: 2026 artherstory.net/museum-exhib... We'll continue to add entries to this list as art museums announce new shows.

Mrs. Mary May and her children, Maria Emilia, Louisa and Arthur Stert, 1780, by #AngelicaKauffmann (#AngelicaKauffman, #AngelikaKauffmann, Swiss, 1741-1807). Held by the Detroit Institute of Arts, dia.org/collection/m... #artherstory #womenartists #MothersDay #HappyMothersDay

Coming up Tues, May 19 - The Myth of Human Exceptionalism: A Conversation with Christine Webb plantinitiative.org A free online program from The Plant Initiative! Christine Webb is the author of "The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why it Matters."

National Gallery, London, July 3: "Josefa de Óbidos: Painter of the Portuguese Baroque" a half-day symposium with Susana Varela Flor, Salvador Salort-Pons, Charlotte Chastel-Rousseau, Carmen Ripollés and Daniel Sobrino Ralston. Free and open to the public www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/josef...

Calls for Applications Lunde Fellow in Early Modern European Art Clark Art Institute clarkart.bamboohr.com/careers/40 The fellowship offers exceptional scholarly and professional training to an emerging early modern European painting and sculpture curator.

Spring 2026 issue of RQ is now live!! This is a great issue, y'all. Go check it out: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/rq/current Fantastic scholarship including the keynote by Daniel Vitkus from last year's @rsaorg.bsky.social conference, and so much more.

The RSA Philadelphia 2027 Call for Papers submission form is now open! RSA members are invited to submit Calls for Papers to organize sessions for our 73rd Annual Meeting, taking place March 11-13, 2027, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. www.rsa.org/news/news.as... #RenSA27 #RenTwitter #earlymodern

Come and join us for Teaching Medieval Women's 3rd annual CPD day at Nottingham Trent University on Thursday 25 June. This free CPD day will include talks from historians, archivists, and teachers, a discussion panel on the curriculum review and resource design workshops. tinyurl.com/TMWCPD2026

Flowers in a Vase, n.d., by #MariaWithoos (Dutch, 1663-1710), who was baptized #otd, May 8. Private collection; source, resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexic... #artherstory #womenartists

#Iris, 1692, by #MagdalenaRosinaFunck (nee Heuchelin; German, 1672-95). From her Blumenbuch, held by @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social, www.doaks.org/resources/on... #artherstory #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #MagdalenaFunck #IrisDay

I've just seen that this book is published; looks terrific! Through Arab Eyes Protestantism and Tridentine Catholicism in the Islamic Mediterranean, 1517-1798 by Nabil Matar Series: New Transculturalisms, 1400-1800 link.springer.com/book/9783031...

Among the publishers are @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social DelMonico Books @eiderdownbooks.bsky.social Getty Publications @lhartbooks.bsky.social Paul Holberton Publishing @phaidonpress.bsky.social @rizzolibooks.bsky.social @uchicagopress.bsky.social @uminnpress.bsky.social @yalepress.bsky.social

New Books About Women Artists | Jan–March 2026 artherstory.net/new-books-ab... #newbooksaboutwomenartists #womenartists #artherstory

Carmen Ripolles / @cripolles.bsky.social is the author of "Josefa de Obidos," issued in the series #IlluminatingWomenArtists, co-published by: @lhartbooks.bsky.social, www.lundhumphries.com/collections/... and Getty Publications, shop.getty.edu/products/jos... #womenartists #artherstory

Coming up Friday, May 15 - Entre Maestras: Josefa de Óbidos, Luisa Roldán, and the Iberian Baroque An insightful conversation with Carmen Ripollés / @cripolles.bsky.social & Hispanic Society curator Patrick Lenaghan about Josefa de Óbidos & Luisa Roldán hispanicsociety.org/event/entre-...

The Cultures of Philosophy project team has announced the programme for the conference ‘The Figure of the Female Philosopher in Early Modern Europe’, June 4-5, Knightley Building, University of Exeter. culturesofphilosophy.exeter.ac.uk/2026/04/28/7...

The life cycle of the moth, 1691-99, attr to #DorotheaMariaGsell (#DorotheaGraff; German, 1678-1743), who died #otd, May 5. Held by the British Museum, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... #womenartists #hernaturalhistory #artherstory

Coming up June 4, Live & Online The Gem of Italy: Elisabetta Sirani NGV Italia Keynote with Dr Adelina Modesti / @lunaspun.bsky.social Adelina Modesti draws on her extensive research to introduce Elisabetta Sirani against the backdrop of the city of Bologna. www.ngv.vic.gov.au/program/ngv-...

Woman Leaving the Psychoanalyst (Could Be Juliana), 1960, by #RemediosVaro (Spanish-born Mexican, 1908-1963). Held by Museo de Arte Moderno, which hosts the exhibition “Remedios Varo: Habitantes de lo insólito” through July 5, mam.inba.gob.mx/exposiciones... #womenartists #artherstory #CincodeMayo