Short Synopsis
Guided by Katy Hessel, art historian and founder of @thegreatwomenartists, discover the story of art as it's never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day.

Full Synopsis
The story of art as it's never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day.

How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway?

Guided by Katy Hessel, art historian and founder of @thegreatwomenartists, discover the glittering paintings by Sofonisba Anguissola of the Renaissance, the radical work of Harriet Powers in the nineteenth-century United States, and the artist who really invented the "readymade." Explore the Dutch Golden Age, the astonishing work of postwar artists in Latin America, and the women defining art in the 2020s. Have your sense of art history overturned and your eyes opened to many artforms often ignored or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan, Nigeria to Japan, this is the history of art as it's never been told before.

"An overdue upending of art historical discourse." —Kirkus Reviews Starred Review

"Audiobook listeners will find much to like in Hessel’s crisp and intelligent narration, which demonstrates her passion for her subject." —Library Journal