Tintoretto's beloved daughter worked in his bottega as well as painting portraits for wealthy clients.

A poet who wrote in the Petrarchan style with female voice, Gaspara was one of the first women to break this literary ground.

Though she was a courtesan with powerful clients, Veronica was also a talented poet and writer who gave voice to the trials and joys that many women experienced.

Angela was a famed courtesan who survived rape and public humiliation but later inspired Titian in his famous painting Venus of Urbino. Here she is in Titian's portrait titled La Bella.

Under the pen name Moderata Fonte, Modesta wrote an early proto-feminist work about the worth of women as well as an epic romance with a female heroine.

Lucrezia defended women’s rights to education and equality in both her fiction and nonfiction writing.

A Jewish scholar, Sarra held a literary salon and corresponded with intellectuals, staying strong when harassed by male academics.