Judith Lester, one of the few female Old Masters whose paintings are held up alongside her male peers, is nowadays
the status of a Google Doodle created to give her extra mainstream recognition. Leicester flourished in the Netherlands
throughout the 17th century; He painted alongside France Hals, and over the centuries, many art experts have even
influence defined that subgenre of depictions of alcoholics and active musicians throughout the era. The doodle
indicates a ca. 1630 Self-Portrait by Leyster It is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and is now
considered one of the most essential images of a girl artist in painting. It is certainly regarded as one of
the 35 recognized works of art through Leicester. Lester became a rarity for her time, in that she became one of the
few women to penetrate the predominantly male majesty of painters and went straight to fame. In 1633, she was
admitted to Harlem's most prestigious artists' group, the Guild of St. Luke, making her the first girl artist to achieve
this status. And he was often required to fight for himself, as he did years after years, when he submitted to the
Guild a criticism that Hales, an artist of a comparable style, must have regarded as one of his assistants.
He wound up paying Lester a small sum of money. Google said its doodle was meant to commemorate
the day in 2009 when Harlem's Frans Hals Museum opened a Leicester display that was supposed to be a corrective.
One should say that the image here goes to Judith Lester, a 17th-century portrait painter and relevant guardian of
the Dutch Golden Age," Google said in a statement. “However, misogyny and a cast signature prompted art dealers