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Women Artists in Europe Before 1800: Maria Sibylla Merian and Giovanna Garzoni

Lunchtime Lecture

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  • Lecture
  • Ticket Required

Come to the CMA for a quick bite of art history. Every first Tuesday of each month, join curators, conservators, scholars, and other museum staff for 30-minute talks on objects currently on display in the museum galleries.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Emily Peters, Curator of Prints and Drawings
Location:  Gartner Auditorium
Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Free; Ticket Required

About The Event

What did it take to become a professional artist as a woman during the Renaissance and Baroque periods in Europe? Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670) and Maria Sibylla Merian (German, 1647–1717) are among a handful of women from the early modern period who gained fame as artists during their lifetimes. Two works by Garzoni and Merian, both in the CMA’s collection, are discussed in light of what they reveal about each artist’s training, media of choice, and personal “branding.” Discussion of additional works by female artists in the CMA’s collection helps paint a broader picture of the various paths by which women became professional artists in Europe before 1800.

Sponsors

All education programs at the Cleveland Museum of Art are underwritten by the CMA Fund for Education. Principal support is provided by Dieter and Susan M. Kaesgen. Major annual support is provided by Brenda and Marshall Brown, David and Robin Gunning, Eva and Rudolf Linnebach, Gail C. and Elliott L. Schlang, Shurtape Technologies, and the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation. Generous annual support is provided by Gini and Randy Barbato, the M. E. and F. J. Callahan Foundation, Dr. William A. Chilcote Jr. and Dr. Barbara S. Kaplan, Char and Chuck Fowler, the Giant Eagle Foundation, Robin Heiser, the late Marta and the late Donald M. Jack Jr., Bill and Joyce Litzler, the Logsdon Family Fund for Education, Sarah Nash, Courtney and Michael Novak, William J. and Katherine T. O’Neill, the Pickering Foundation, William Roj and Mary Lynn Durham, Betty T. and David M. Schneider, the Sally and Larry Sears Fund for Education Endowment, Roy Smith, Paula and Eugene Stevens, the Trilling Family Foundation, Jack and Jeanette Walton, and the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

    Education programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.