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Josefa de Óbidos Randall J. Swift and to the small armyThe first monograph on the artist to be published in English, this book provides a long overdue introduction to the life and work of Portuguese painter Josefa de Ayala, known as Josefa de Obidos (1630 1684). One of the best known and most celebrated artists of the Portuguese baroque, she is the only early modern female artist to be credited with representing the art of a whole period and a geographical area. Her paintings encompass a diversity of