Out of the shadows: Historical female artists finally shine

In Italy, France, and Britain, female artists are taking center stage as part of a broader push to rectify the gender imbalance in art history. The restoration of this masterpiece – the only known Renaissance rendition of the famous New Testament scene by a female artist – marks the most ambitious project to date undertaken by the nonprofit Advancing Women Artists (AWA). AWA was established in 2009 by an American philanthropist, Jane Fortune, nicknamed “Indiana Jane” by one arts magazine for her intrepid unearthing of lost treasures.

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