In antiquity, the pursuit of the divine arts was a purely male aesthetic practice. Yet, there were also a few important Ancient Greek female artists. It was only much later that historians began to consider their work as not only of interest but also equal value. This was not only problematic in antiquity, however, for women today are still often grossly under-represented. For example, an article published in The New York Times in 2011 showed that in the ten years between 2008 and 2018, only eleven percent of the work museums collected were by female artists.
