Another iconic painting of women from the Renaissance era is ‘Primavera’. Painted by Sandro Botticelli around 1482, this painting does not feature a single woman, but rather many, all in their ...

A portrait of a mystery woman was found beneath Pablo Picasso's "Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto" by the Courtauld Institute of Art in London.

Portrait of mystery woman found beneath famous Pablo Picasso painting, conservators say The Courtauld Institute of Art used infrared and X-ray imaging to uncover the portrait of the woman who they ...

The women are shown bent over, working under the hot sun. This painting too is extremely realistic with its stance and condition for this is the exact way day-to-day labour is performed.

Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi's paintings had a recurring figure: a mysterious woman with her back turned. It was his wife Ida – here, her moving, sadness-tinged story is revealed.

“A Room of Her Own: Women Artists-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945” Where: The Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown, Mass. When: The exhibition runs June 14 through Sept. 14 ...