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Anna Dorothea Therbusch
Anna Dorothea Therbusch: A Pioneer of Female Artistic Expression Anna Dorothea Therbusch (1721-1782) stands as a remarkable figure in the annals of Rococo art history—a woman artist who defied societal expectations and achieved considerable renown during the Enlightenment. Born into a family steeped in artistic tradition, her father, Georg Lisiewski, was himself a celebrated Berlin portrait painter, establishing a lineage dedicated to
visual representation. This upbringing instilled in Anna Dorothea a profound appreciation for painting from an early age, fostering a talent that would blossom into one of Prussia’s most prolific and admired artists. Early Life & Family: Anna Dorothea Lisiewski married Ernst Friedrich Therbusch, an innkeeper, forging a domestic life alongside her husband and raising five children. Despite the responsibilities of motherhood, she rel…