Lucas van Leyden, c 1494 – August 8, 1533, was a Netherlandish painter and printmaker born and active in Leiden. He was the son of the painter Huygh Jacobsz and trained in Leiden.
Van Leyden produced engravings from an early age and also painted portraits, religious subjects, and genre scenes. He met Albrecht Dürer in Antwerp in 1521 and was a leading Netherlandish artist of his generation.
Van Leyden died in Leiden in 1533. His works are held by institutions including the National Gallery, London; Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden; the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.
Self-Portrait, 1525–1526
Oil on oak panel, 11.3 × 8.4 in
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick
A Man Aged 38, c 1521
Oil on oak panel, 18.4 × 16.1 in
National Gallery, London
Potiphar's Wife Displays Joseph's Garment, c 1512
Oil on panel, 10.3 × 14.2 in
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
St Jerome Penitent, 1515–1516
Oil on oak, 10.6 × 12.2 in
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin
Triptych with the Last Judgment, c 1526–1527
Oil on panel, 118.3 × 171.1 in
Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden
Preaching in the Church, 1530
Oil on wood, 52.3 × 38.2 in
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
The Healing of the Blind Man of Jericho, 1531
Oil on panel transferred to canvas, 45.5 × 85.5 in
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Mohammed and the Murdered Monk, 1508
Engraving
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Resting Pilgrims, c 1508
Engraving, 6 × 4.7 in
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
The Milkmaid, 1510
Engraving, 4.5 × 6.1 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Crucifixion, 1517
Engraving, 11.1 × 16.3 in
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Abraham and Isaac on Their Way to the Place of Sacrifice, c 1517
Woodcut, 11.2 × 8.3 in
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Dance of Mary Magdalen, 1519
Engraving, 11.6 × 15.9 in
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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