Josepha Ayala Portuguese: 1630 -1684 Josefa de Ayala, aka Josefa de Óbidos, was a novelty. She was celebrated after her death; the only woman known to have worked as a painter in Portugal, during that period. Josepha learned to paint by helping her father, Baltazar Gomes Figueira. In her lifetime, Portugal was monetarily unstable and … Continue reading Jesus – Paintings by Women in the 16th & 17th centuries