Royal Academy Exhibition Resurrects Forgotten Baroque Master Michaelina Wautier

At the Royal Academy of Arts in London, a dedicated exhibition highlights the recently acknowledged artistry of Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1604–1689), whose skills are comparable to those of Van Dyck and Rubens. For many years, her artworks were incorrectly credited to male counterparts, notably her brother Charles Wautier. In 2009, curator Gerlinde Gruber reattributed "The Triumph of Bacchus" (1650–56). Research conducted by Katlijne Van der Stighelen at KU Leuven culminated in Wautier's inaugural monographic exhibition in Antwerp in 2018. The current exhibition, co-curated by Julien Domercq and Rina Sagoo, is on display at Burlington House until June 21, featuring an updated catalog of her works alongside those of Charles Wautier, Rubens, and David Teniers the Younger.