Artemisia Gentileschi

Jennifer Higgie on how the mirror’s mass production changed the course of art history – and liberated women artists

From a survey of national treasure Steve McQueen to the Irish premiere of Enda Bowe’s longing portraits on Belfast's ‘peace lines’, these are the year's exhibition highlights

A long-overdue exhibition at London’s National Gallery shines a light on a great baroque artist

In further news: a conspicuous absence in Munich’s Haus Der Kunst’s 2019 programming; US government shutdown forces Smithsonian museums to close

The female Renaissance painter’s ‘Self-Portrait’ has been listed among ‘improperly acquired’ objects during World War II

Researchers have compiled an illustrated resource that throws light on overlooked female artists from the 15th to 19th centuries

English Heritage are calling for more commemorative plaques in London devoted to women from history; and you can nominate your own

In further news: German government buys Giambologna at the eleventh hour; LACMA’s new expansion delayed