Girl power, 15th-century edition. This illuminated manuscript is a rare—but formative—example of how objects made for women shaped artistic traditions. Anne of Brittany, queen of France from 1477 to 1514, was among an elite group of women around 1500 (including Margaret of Austria, Anne of France, and Louise of Savoy) who wielded significant political and cultural influence at major courts in Europe. These women utilized their privileged positions to shape trends in art and literature and disseminate new styles and iconography through their active patronage. . . . 🏷: #womenshistorymonth #medievalwomen Image: Anne of Brittany Enthroned and Accompanied by Her Ladies-in-Waiting in Excerpts from Ovid's Heroides, about 1493, Master of the Chronique scandaleuse. Getty Museum