Hive Mind: Networks, collectivity, and mentorship amongst women artists, patrons, and collectors in the Low Countries in the early modern period. Ghent University
The project will explore the relationships amongst the women artists, collectors, and patrons in the circle proximate to the still-life painter Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750) and examine their roles in that network. In doing so, the project will uncover, for example, the various ways in which the women influenced each other, helped each other develop technically, and shared resources. Relying upon an innovative methodology and an analytical ...