Dictionary of Women Artists . Edited by Delia Gaze. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997. Includes introductory surveys and biographies of 600 women artists born before 1945 and active in the Western tradition of art from the tenth to the twentieth centuries. Some criteria for inclusion are contemporary reputation and posthumous acclaim.
Bibliographical references accompany each entry.
Themes Depicted in Works of Art , by Helene E. Roberts. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998. A general reading list is also provided. Encyclopedia of the Renaissance , edited by Paul F. Grendler. Contains topical entries and biographies covering culture, the arts, literature, philosophy, religion and more.