A Light of Her Own [Hardcover]

In Holland 1633, a womans?ambition has no place.?

Judith is a painter, dodging the law and whispers of murder to try to become the first woman admitted to the Haarlem painters guild. Maria is a Catholic in a country where the faith is banned, hoping to absolve her sins by recovering a lost saints relic.?

Both womens destinies will be shaped by their ambitions, running counter to the citys most powerful men, whose own plans spell disaster. A vivid portrait of a remarkable artist,A Light of Her Ownis a richly-woven story of grit against the backdrop of Rembrandt and an uncompromising religion.

Story behind the story . . .

The trail of Judith Leysters career was so faint that only years after her death in 1660, collectors began attributing her few surviving paintings to other artists. She signed her work with only a beautiful, stylized monogram. Credit went to Frans Hals, Jan Miense Molenaer, and others. She would remain lost to history until 1893.