Catherine Hall-van den Elsen, Ph.D., has a long-standing interest in the lives of the women of early modern Spain and Portugal. In 2018, she published a monograph in Spanish on the sculptor Luisa Roldán, in 2020, an annotated bibliography for the Oxford Bibliographies series, and in 2021, the monograph Luisa Roldán for an English-speaking audience.

GEMELA Awards, 2024: Best Book. "Hall-van den Elsen’s work is a most welcome addition to the scholarship, providing an accessible gateway to thestudyof the Iberianworld and furthering the application of gendered perspectives to the arts of the area"-- Aoife Cosgrove, Early Modern Women Vol. 20 No. 1"La meticulosa investigación y la claridad con la que Hall-van den Elsen presenta las microhistorias hacen de esta monografía una lectura indispensable para quienes deseen profundizar en la intersección entre género y la historia del arte."-- Dayanira Moya Pérez, RESEÑAS 797 HIPOGRIFO, 13.1, 2025 (pp. 793-797)

• 1. Introduction: Early Modern Iberia: Gender and the Woman Artist 2. Women’s Lives. Social and Political Contexts 3. The Unmarried Woman as Artist 4. The Married Woman as Artist 5. The Nun as Artist 6. Conclusions: The Challenges Facing Women Artists

Catherine Hall-van den Elsen, Ph.D., has a long-standing interest in the lives of the women of early modern Spain and Portugal. In 2018, she published a monograph in Spanish on the sculptor Luisa Roldán, in 2020, an annotated bibliography for the Oxford Bibliographies series, and in 2021, the monograph Luisa Roldán for an English-speaking audience.

GEMELA Awards, 2024: Best Book. "Hall-van den Elsen’s work is a most welcome addition to the scholarship, providing an accessible gateway to thestudyof the Iberianworld and furthering the application of gendered perspectives to the arts of the area"-- Aoife Cosgrove, Early Modern Women Vol. 20 No. 1"La meticulosa investigación y la claridad con la que Hall-van den Elsen presenta las microhistorias hacen de esta monografía una lectura indispensable para quienes deseen profundizar en la intersección entre género y la historia del arte."-- Dayanira Moya Pérez, RESEÑAS 797 HIPOGRIFO, 13.1, 2025 (pp. 793-797)

• 1. Introduction: Early Modern Iberia: Gender and the Woman Artist 2. Women’s Lives. Social and Political Contexts 3. The Unmarried Woman as Artist 4. The Married Woman as Artist 5. The Nun as Artist 6. Conclusions: The Challenges Facing Women Artists

Catherine Hall-van den Elsen, Ph.D., has a long-standing interest in the lives of the women of early modern Spain and Portugal. In 2018, she published a monograph in Spanish on the sculptor Luisa Roldán, in 2020, an annotated bibliography for the Oxford Bibliographies series, and in 2021, the monograph Luisa Roldán for an English-speaking audience.

GEMELA Awards, 2024: Best Book. "Hall-van den Elsen’s work is a most welcome addition to the scholarship, providing an accessible gateway to thestudyof the Iberianworld and furthering the application of gendered perspectives to the arts of the area"-- Aoife Cosgrove, Early Modern Women Vol. 20 No. 1"La meticulosa investigación y la claridad con la que Hall-van den Elsen presenta las microhistorias hacen de esta monografía una lectura indispensable para quienes deseen profundizar en la intersección entre género y la historia del arte."-- Dayanira Moya Pérez, RESEÑAS 797 HIPOGRIFO, 13.1, 2025 (pp. 793-797)

• 1. Introduction: Early Modern Iberia: Gender and the Woman Artist 2. Women’s Lives. Social and Political Contexts 3. The Unmarried Woman as Artist 4. The Married Woman as Artist 5. The Nun as Artist 6. Conclusions: The Challenges Facing Women Artists