See the Work of Spain’s First Known Female Sculptor
Come face-to-face with the work of Luisa Roldán, one of Spain’s first female sculptors, in the exhibition Glory of Spain: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.
In the short video below, James Anno, associate curator of European art, talks about the artistic and historical significance of the renowned 17th-century artist.
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Check out “Conserving the Art and Legacy of Spain’s First Recorded Female Artist” to see why Hyperallergic calls Luisa Roldán “easily the most famous sculptor you’ve never heard of.”
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Luisa Roldán, The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine, c. 1690, polychromed terracotta group, the Hispanic Society of America, New York.
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