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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Iconodule, post: 10677210, member: 91417&quot;]Attribution controversies abound--although you are right that we do not know for certain.&nbsp; No documents survive that name the artist.<b> However, when researching for a class on Women Artists, most of the sources I found attributed <i>La Virgen del Macarena</i> to La Roldana (Luisa Roldán)</b>, who was a court sculptor to the king of Spain (albeit very poorly paid).</p><p><br /></p><p>Many historical works of art by women have been attributed to men on the principal that no woman could create anything so good. In recent decades many works have been proven to be by women artists, and many others have been attributed to them. (One famous example: A so-called “Franz Hals” was cleaned, revealing Judith Leyster’s mark, a J with a lodestar.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I suppose I should mention that many (most in some periods) works of art are attributed to specific artists because of style and technical evidence. We have no “proof.”&nbsp; The idea of signing a work of art is relatively new. Even when signed--on a lost frame for example-- the signature may may be lost. Artistic contracts naming an artist rarely survive (depending on the era or the patron). Attributions can be generally accepted or controversial, and they can change over time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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