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Maria van Oosterwyck - Dutch Baroque Painter

Maria van Oosterwyck (Oosterwijck) (1630-1693): A still life painter from the Netherlands, her work came to the attention of European royalty of France, Saxony and England. She was monetarily successful, but was, like other women, excluded from membership in the painters guild.

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.

Maria van Oosterwyck
Biography of Maria van Oosterwyck, with several illustrations from her paintings and etchings.

Geertje Pieters
Biographical sketch of a student of Maria van Oosterwyck, who began as van Oosterwyck's maidservant.

Flowers and Fruit
Clickable image of an oil by Maria van Oosterwijck..

Flowers and Shells, and Vanitas
Two images on this page are of paintings by Maria van Oosterwyck.

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