The Story of Women and Art

Professor Amanda Vickery explores the world of women and art. The series follows female artists and takes us from the Renaissance period where amongst other artists, we learn about Lavinia Fontana, one of the few women to have a body of work in the Uffizi; through the 18th Century where we follow Amanda exploring the French artist Elisabeth Vigee le brun, who had considerable commercial triumph and produced no less than a thousand paintings whilst also enjoying the patronage of Marie Antoinette; to the early 20th Century - the point at which women began to find parity in terms of training and education in the Arts . The series reflects the journey women's creativity has taken, how it has brought intimacy, nature, the domestic and human emotion centre stage and features interviews with the pre-eminent female British artist of modern day, Tracey Emin. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)