On June 30, Christie's sold the C18th painting Portrait of Marquise Marie-Thérèse-Odile de la Valette, by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, for £1,117,600, a new auction record for the artist. The pre-sale estimate range was £400K-600K.

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On the now-classic tale of a sixteenth-century miller facing the Roman Inquisition, and its influence in the field of microhistory:

“Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey” is on at the National Gallery of Canada through October 12, 2026, www.gallery.ca/whats-on/exh...

A Welcome Breeze, c. 1909, by #HelenMcNicoll (Canadian, 1879-1915). Held by the @gallery.ca, www.gallery.ca/whats-on/exh... #womenartists #artherstory #HappyCanadaDay

Christ, attended by the ten Apostles, delivering the keys to St. Peter, C16th, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Raphael. Held by the V&A Museum, collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115382... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofSaintsPeterandPaul #FeastofStPeter

Love Conducting a Concert, or Music, 1719, by #RosalbaCarriera (Italian, 1673-1757). Held by the Musée du Louvre, collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/5335... #artherstory #womenartists

Onions, 1953, by #JanetLMack (American, 1921-1979). Held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, www.clevelandart.org/art/1953.173 #womenartists #artherstory #OnionDay #NationalOnionDay

It's still #InsectWeek! Even Rachel Ruysch, arguably the greatest flower painter of the Dutch Golden Age, included them in this painting: Fruits, Flowers, and Insects. I see butterflies and a huge beetle. Am I missing anything?

Just in time for summer reading (in 1 hemisphere, anyway) - Recent Novels About Women Artists artherstory.net/recent-novel... #ArtHerstory presents a list of recent works of fiction about actual, mostly historic women artists—from the C16th to the C21st. #womenartists

I’ll be in Cork in August, chatting about history of Irish witchcraft for Seed Talks. If you’re about it’d be lovely to see you there. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-histor...

It’s too hot to sleep and so I wrote about the banshee. Partly because I’m going to be talking about them soon but also because I feel they are women who, like me, would generally appreciate, even be invigorated by, an overcast sky and a bit of damp weather. substack.com/@medievalgil...

Today Hampel Fine Art Auctions sold "Portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi," attributed to Virginia Vezzi (also called Virginia da Vezzo), for €46,000 - toward the low end of the estimate range of €40,000–60,000 #womenartists #artherstory

Join us online for a new two-day symposium, Public-Making Spaces, Then and Now: Reimagining Early Modern Scholarship in the Twenty-First Century. This symposium will be held January 28 & 29, 2027. Abstracts of 250 words are due by August 7, 2026. www.rsa.org/news/729523/... #RenTwitter #earlymodern

#CfP: Sponsored Sessions on “Environment and Ecologies” at @rsaorg.bsky.social Annual Meeting, 11-13 March 2027, Philadelphia. Abstracts by 18 July 2027. #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents rensoc.org.uk/announcement...

Afternoon, #Skystorians! The phoenix can sponsor up to four panels @rsaorg.bsky.social in Philadelphia, 11-13 March 2027. If you would like to present under our wing, submit your abstracts to us by 15 July 2026. #EarlyModernEvents rensoc.org.uk/cfp/srs-rsa-...

Now published! THE EPIC OF FLORIDA brings to light a neglected tradition of colonial poetry from the sixteenth century. These works capture how early modern writers transformed violent and uncertain events into epic verse. Take 30% off with promo code NR26. https://ow.ly/82gn50YZ57p

Friday! Join John F. López, author of THE AQUATIC METROPOLIS, for a book launch with the Association for Latin American Art! The event starts at 12pm EDT. https://utampa.zoom.us/j/99754469653?pwd=mrZzxJaeJalUAMPttz2TLiAfLo4WvZ.1#success#success

Announcing a new book series with DeGruyter Brill / @dgb-mem.bsky.social - Connected Worlds in Early Modernity Series Editors: Christina Lee & Julia Schleck brill.com/page/518510 Pls contact me - [email protected] - with questions &/or book proposals!

Artemisia Gentileschi, Susanna and the Elders by Letha Ch'ien for @smarthistory.bsky.social, smarthistory.org/artemisia-ge...

A Bright Spot: Statehouse Unveils Portrait of Louvenia Bright by Alice Dodge for @sevendaysvt.bsky.social www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture... Ayana Ross, a painter from GA and alum of the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, was selected for the commission. #womenartists #artherstory

The new Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social offers connections and companionship for the many historians who research and promote #history in arenas other than higher education. They're holding a first meeting on 1 July. Website: bit.ly/4uPzB9u #Skystorians

The Birth of St. John the Baptist, ca. 1635, by #OrsolaMaddalenaCaccia (Italian, c. 1596-c. 1676). Held by Parrocchia Sant’Antonio di Padova, Moncalvo; source, nmwa.org/blog/nmwa-ex... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStJohnTheBaptist #NativityofStJohntheBaptist #nuntastic

Saint John the Baptist, C17th, by #OrsolaMaddalenaCaccia (Italian, c. 1596-c. 1676). Held by Chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Martino e Stefano, Montemagno; source, artherstory.net/orsola-madda... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStJohnTheBaptist #NativityofStJohntheBaptist #nuntastic

Self-portrait as St. Catherine of Alexandria, 1623-25, by #VirginiaVezzi (#VirginiaDaVezzo; Italian, 1597-1638), who was born #otd, June 24. Held by @lacma.org collections.lacma.org/object/28851... #artherstory #womenartists

St. Mary Magdalene Penitent, 2nd half of C17th, attributed to #MariedeLIncarnation (née #MarieGuyart; French-born Quebecois, 1599-1672). Held by the Musée des Ursulines de Québec; source, www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/qu... #artherstory #womenartists #QuebecNationalDay #Fêtenationaleduquébec

#ArtHerstory's Twig with Two Pears Note Card Artist: Dorothea Storm-Kreps (Dutch, 1734-72) Artwork held at: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen via Etsy, etsy.me/4uUMZZY #DorotheaStormKreps #womenartists #artherstory

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Midsummer Day) liturgical-calendar.com/en/Episcopal... Artemisia Gentileschi, Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1635, Museum of the Prado, Madrid.

The first review is in for the Anglican Church in the Anglophone Caribbean: Historical and Cultural Perspectives. And it's a good one. tinyurl.com/4s53yuum. Do let your library know, especially if it's TEC or other #Anglican church related. ⚓ Published by Bloomsbury, if you want to place an order.

Coming up Oct 1-2, In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Queen Christina - Queen Christina and Her Legacy in the Nordic Countries inspire.ku.dk/events/2026/... Organizer: Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Women in the History of Philosophy (INSPIRE)

FSU art historian wins Berlin Prize for research on images, printing and power https://www.europesays.com/dk/108313/ Stephanie Leitch, professor and chair of FSU’s Department of Art History, will use the Berlin Prize to complete…

Flowers, Insects, and Shells, by Dutch Golden Age painter Margaretha De Heer. #InsectWeek #RoyalEntomologicalSociety

A 2023 documentary on Nellie Mae Rowe, the prolific and intuitive self-taught Black artist, will be free to watch on YouTube next month, courtesy of Black Public Media.

Book Launch: join @nicosiamarissa.bsky.social, in conversation with @willtosh.bsky.social, in the Kitchen with Shakespeare at Brunch, Lunch, Tea & Suppertime!* 22 June 2026, 9:00PDT/12:00EDT/17:00BST *other [meal]time zones available rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #SRSlyGood #EarlyModernEvents

Illuminating Women Artists: Anne Vallayer-Coster by Karen Chernick for The Brooklyn Rail "Despite success in her lifetime, this painter hasn’t seen much scholarly attention because she mostly painted still lifes, a frequently ill-regarded genre." brooklynrail.org/2026/06/art_...

Why Were These Two Women Nearly Written Out of Art History? Meet Michaelina Wautier and Anne Vallayer-Coster, expert painters who are only now getting their due By Atoosa Youkhana for the Getty blog www.getty.edu/news/michael...

Still Life with Flowers Surrounded by Insects & a Snail, c. 1615/18, by #ClaraPeeters (Flemish, c. 1587–post 1621). Held by the National Gallery of Art, www.nga.gov/collection/a... #womenartists #artherstory #InsectWeek

New episode of the Royal Studies Network podcast - Host Susannah Lyon-Whaley interviews @laurenworking.bsky.social on her newly published book, A Golden World, which illuminates how the Americas became a visible and material presence in English culture. www.buzzsprout.com/1934722/epis...

Coming up June 24 at the Flint Institute of Arts - Sheppy Dog Fund Lecture Fabulous Florence: Grand Duchesses & Women Artists at the Medici Court Eve Straussman-Pflanzer, Guest Lecturer FREE Admission - Registration encouraged www.exploreflintandgenesee.org/event/sheppy...

Allegory of Summer, 1713, by #CatherineRachelDaCosta (#CatherinedaCosta, née Mendes; British, 1679–1756). Private collection? Source, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catheri... #FirstDayofSummer #SummerSolstice (N. Hemisphere) #womenartists #artherstory

Mr. Joseph May and his sons, Thomas Charles, Joseph and John, 1780, by #AngelicaKauffmann (#AngelicaKauffman, #AngelikaKauffmann, Swiss, 1741-1807). Held by the Detroit Institute of Arts, dia.org/collection/m... #artherstory #womenartists #FathersDay #HappyFathersDay

Art Herstory's Fruit and Asparagus Note Card Artist: Louise Moillon Artwork held at: @artinstitutechi.bsky.social etsy.me/3QC1x2x via Etsy

Portrait of Hedvig Ulrika Mörner, 1723, by #MargaretaCapsia (#MargarethaCapsia; Swedish-Finnish, 1682-1759), who died #otd, June 20. Current location unknown; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:He... #artherstory #womenartists

Eggplant, insects & butterflies, early C16th, by #ShinSaimdang (Korean, 1504-1551), who died #otd, June 20. Held at the National Museum of Korea; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sh... #womenartists #artherstory

Today is the 25th anniversary of Nancy's death, so a link to a post about her published by @artherstory.bsky.social. Do give it a read, please. And a re-post, if you would be so kind.

The latest issue of "Renaissance Studies" is out! Read some perspicacious, exciting and generally magnificent #EarlyModern scholarship assembled into one shiny issue by our erudite editor, @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social 💫 📖 💫 rensoc.org.uk/renaissance-...

A little thread about fun upcoming book events! Next Monday I’ll be speaking to @willtosh.bsky.social & answering all your questions at this virtual event hosted by @srsrensoc.bsky.social (& @racheljwillie.bsky.social) @routledgelit.bsky.social www.crowdcast.io/c/shax-kitchen

oh permanent full-time pre-1800 job at Limerick! Deadline 14 August -- start of the job in January 2027. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRU993/a... #earlymodern #MedievalSky #Skystorians #Jobfairy

We have an 18-month temporary lectureship in early modern British and European history just advertised at Newcastle - closing date 9th July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW166/l... #skystorians