Michaelina Wautier

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Katlijne Van der Stighelen Discover the technical brilliance and intellectual daring of this Baroque painter whose artistry defied convention and expectation.Little is known about the early life of the Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1604–1689). She was born to an upper-class family in Mons, in present-day Belgium, and her complex, diverse body of work suggests a certain level of education and exposure to various artistic traditions. In the early 1640s she relocated to Brussels, following her…