Where are We Now?
Since 2021, we have been studying the impact of women artists, patrons, and other prominent women on the seventeenth-century Dutch art market. What are our latest insights? And which hurdles lie ahead? During our annual summer event at SPUI25, short presentations covering a wide range of topics will showed where the Female Impact stands today.
Judith Noorman, principal investigator of the project, explored the nuanced perceptions of household spending in the Dutch Republic and England, reflecting on gender implications and social expectations. Piet Bakker then explored women’s visibility in archival records, specifically in the context of Vermeer’s patrons. His research challenges longstanding narratives and offers fresh perspectives on female patronage in art.
Highlighting the achievements of Maria van Oosterwijck, Anna Lawrence discussed how Oosterwijck navigated and leveraged both her specific situation, and that more widely impacted by her gender, in order to become an internationally renowned and financially successful painter. In a concluding segment, interns Iris Jocker and Anne Linde Ruiter discussed their innovative approaches to integrating female perspectives within museum displays, drawing from their experiences at the Museum Prinsenhof Delft and the Rijksmuseum.
