Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 1903 Waters, Clara Erskine Clement 1834 1916 Clement, Clara Erskine Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. Women in the fine arts, from the 7th Century B.C. to the 20th Century A.D. Produced by Suzanne Shell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "WOMEN IN THE FINE ARTS FROM THE SEVENTH CENTURY B.C. TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" by Clara Erskine Clement is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book surveys the contributions of women artists throughout history, spanning over two millennia and across multiple cultures. It aims to highlight women's roles and achievements in the fine arts, pointing out that many artists have been overlooked or forgotten despite their significant contributions. The opening of the book introduces the author's mission to gather information about women artists by reaching out to them directly, thus establishing a foundation of credibility and thoroughness for her work. Clement mentions that over a thousand women artists have been identified for this study, sharing intriguing fragments of history, such as those of ancient Greek and Roman women artist names and highlighting the cultural shifts that impacted their careers. It also critiques the lack of recorded contributions from women in the arts before the Renaissance, outlining the challenges they faced throughout different eras while paving the way for future generations of female artists. The opening sets the stage for a deeper exploration of women's artistic heritage in the following chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Women artists -- Biography N Text Category: History - Other Category: Art Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 779276 2025-07-05T13:01:43.374089 text/html 748979 2024-10-28T19:07:07 text/html 4639264 2025-07-05T13:01:57.478027 application/epub+zip 4644331 2025-07-05T13:01:47.899078 application/epub+zip 366949 2025-07-05T13:01:46.017071 application/epub+zip 5017367 2025-07-05T13:02:04.545072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4956034 2025-07-05T13:01:55.414038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518530 2022-09-06T18:31:26.435930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 708882 2023-10-06T03:56:07.527141 text/plain 688961 2024-10-28T19:07:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15881 2025-07-05T13:02:04.702004 application/rdf+xml 25070 2025-07-05T13:01:46.566098 image/jpeg 4626 2025-07-05T13:01:46.293088 image/jpeg 4493452 2025-07-05T13:01:43.578084 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia