Tapestries

Description: Catherine Parr, Anne Askew, Katherine Willoughby, and other protestant women of the Renaissance used to hang out and talk about Reformation, ergo they were the Renaissance Reformation Girl Squad! Art by Karyn Moynihan karynmoynihan.com

Description: This design by Jan Jupiter (jupiterillustraties.com) is inspired by the iconic Chevalière d'Éon, a trans woman who lived in 18th-century France.

Description: This design is inspired by a 17th century portrait of Hortense Mancini. Hortense was a French noblewoman who kept flowering and blossoming no matter what her circumstances were. Her name, "Hortense" is a version of the word "Hortensia" which is a kind of flower. Design by Deborah Wong.

Description: A legend in her time and ours, Frances Howard is reimagined with her catchphrase rendered in 16th century script by artist Deborah Wong.

Description: Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Empress Sisi, was never happier or more at peace than when she was horseback riding. This design by Deborah Wong, inspired by the famous 1865 portrait of Sisi by Franz Winterhaler, shows the free spirit she was forced to hide behind the facade of laced-up Empress.

Description: Catalina de Erauso was a Basque person whose adventures in Spanish colonial South America (as outlined in her memoir, The Lieutenant Nun) included card game based stabbings and getting hired to courier thousands of llamas. This design by Deborah Wong is inspired by the design of Spanish playing cards of the 17th century, similar to what Catalina would have played with. Rather than the horse on the actual cards, Catalina is pictured alongside a llama (obviously).