Until the beginning of the 20th century, women were still expected to produce delicate and sentimental art, involved with the intimate sphere of the home. Women's artistic work was considered amateurish, even more so in the Ibero-American space where the predominantly Catholic culture contributed to women being expected to play only the role of mother and wife. In the artistic field, the barriers that confined women to an 'art in the intimacy of the home' were only effectively broken down from the second half of the 20th century, but in terms of criticism, a paternalistic and discriminatory attitude still remained. This cycle aims to highlight female painters who were especially active in the Ibero-American world and who, over the centuries, from the late Renaissance to the present day, have contributed to reducing gender prejudice and putting an end to a series of stereotypes in the art world.

Organization Committee