Michaelina Wautier

In the 17th century Michaelina Wautier defied the limits placed on women artists, painting subjects typically reserved for her male peers, from flowers and portraits to grand history paintings. You’ll be able to see the trailblazing Flemish artist’s most famous work – ‘The Triumph of Bacchus’, in which Wautier depicted herself as a pagan bacchante – alongside many of her other masterpieces at the Royal Academy, in an exhibition that puts Wautier back in her rightful place as one of Europe’s most important artists.