Art education of selected women artists from antiquity to the modern era. Between success and discrimination

Abstract

This article attempts to look at the lives of selected girls and women studying painting from antiquity to the modern epoch. Often discriminated against and fighting against stereotypes, they succeeded as artists. In this article I present the possibilities of these girls and women, the scale of their successes, but also the obstacles, usually originating in the mentality of the time, which prevented them the studying at a “higher level”. The article is only a “sketch” of the problem and constitutes an introduction to the research on the question presented in the title. The article does not exhaust the theme and may encourage further reflection on the art education of women artists not only in the modern era.