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Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #17th-century


“Inside the MFAH” provides perspectives, conversations, and opinions from insiders at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.


  • Luisa Roldán - Mystical Marriage of St. Catherine
    See the Work of Spain’s First Known Female Sculptor June 21, 2020

    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.

  • Peeters - Still Life with Crab, Shrimps and Lobster
    Still-Life Smorgasbord November 17, 2019

    In the 17th century, artist Clara Peeters was a master of still-life paintings at a time when women were not allowed to pursue art professionally.