Event date: Tuesday 21 April 2026
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For the first time in the UK, Michaelina Wautier is the subject of a major exhibition, opening at the Royal Academy of Arts on 27 March. Join Clare Ford-Wille with ARTscapades to explore the innovative and always exciting paintings by this trailblazing 17th-century Flemish artist whose life and work almost sank into oblivion after her death and was only rediscovered recently.

Lecture One: The first lecture delves into what is known of Wautier’s life, her birth in Mons, her arrival in Brussels, training, probably with her brother, Charles.

Lecture Two: This lecture will examine her mature career and make comparisons with other female contemporary artists, such as the Dutch artists, Judith Leyster and Rachel Ruysch.