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Catharina van Hemessen - Female Painter
A painter from Antwerp, taught by her father Jan van Sanders Hemessen. She is known for her religious paintings and her portraits. Find biographies and images of her paintings. Alternately spelled Catarina van Hemessen, Catherina van Hemessen, Caterina van Hemessen.
Women Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Painters
On this site: an overview of women painters of the 16th-17th centuries, including a list of many of the female painters of the period.
Caterina van Hemessen
A short biography from Danuta Bois.
A Lady with a Rosary
Image of a 1550 portrait probably by Catharina van Hemessen, with some background information.
Portrait of a Lady
Portrait by Catharina van Hemessen includes the subject's small dog, held under her arm. Click image for larger version. From the National Gallery, London.
Portrait of a Man
Image of a 1552 painting by Catharina van Hemessen.
Self Portrait
Click on the image for a large, resizable image of the 1548 painting by Flemish painter Caterina van Hemessen.