{"product_id":"josefa-de-obidos-hardcover","title":"Josefa de Óbidos - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first English-language monograph to explore the remarkable life and diverse oeuvre of one of the most famous artists of the Portuguese Baroque era.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Josefa de Ayala, known as Josefa de Óbidos (ca. 1630-1684), was among the most celebrated artists of the Portuguese Baroque. She learned still-life painting from her father in her youth and developed into a versatile artist whose paintings feature a range of sacred and secular subjects. Despite never marrying, Óbidos enjoyed immense creative and personal independence thanks to her legal status as a \u003ci\u003edonzela emancipada\u003c\/i\u003e (emancipated maiden). Over the course of her exceptional career, she produced engravings and painted church altarpieces, defying traditional gender conventions with the scope and breadth of her work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Author Carmen Ripollés brings Óbidos's diverse accomplishments to life in this riveting introduction to the English-speaking world. While previous studies have treated Óbidos as an isolated figure, Ripollés examines the artist's place within a broader context, positioning her alongside other early modern female practitioners. \u003ci\u003eJosefa de Óbidos\u003c\/i\u003e tells the remarkable story of a woman who rose to wealth as a landowner and left an indelible mark on the visual culture of the Portuguese empire.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51241852666079,"sku":"9781606069851","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8LHMzPTKmE9781606069851.webp?v=1787266560","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/josefa-de-obidos-hardcover","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}