The link below is to a slideshow of 10 women who made it in a man's world. (As if ... women haven't always made it.)
Levina Teerlinc was a Flemish miniaturist who served as royal painter to the courts of Henry VIII, Mary I, and Elizabeth I of England.
Caterina van Hemessen was a Flemish portrait painter who became successful enough to teach male students, an uncommon achievement for a woman of her era.
Sofonisba Anguissola impressed Michelangelo with her talent and later became tutor to Queen Elisabeth of Valois at the Spanish court.
Fede Galizia was an Italian artist best known for her still-life paintings and is considered a pioneer of the genre for women artists.
Artemisia Gentileschi became one of the most famous women painters of her time and is especially known for powerful works such as Judith Beheading Holofernes.
Judith Leyster was a Dutch painter whose works were long misattributed to Frans Hals until her monogram was rediscovered in 1893.
Mary Beale was a highly successful English portrait painter influenced by Sir Peter Lely.
Elisabetta Sirani produced more than 170 paintings despite dying at just 27 years old.
Rachel Ruysch gained fame for her exquisitely detailed flower paintings and became court painter to Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine.
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