Lucas van Leyden

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.

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