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Judith Leyster
Sign in to saveAlso known as Judita Leystar, Judith Molenaer Leyster, Judith Molenaer, Judith Leijster, Leyster, Juffr. Molenaer, Leystar, Juffr. Molenaers
Dutch Golden Age painter (1609-1660)
Key facts
- Born
- Haarlem , County of Holland , Dutch Republic
- Baptised
- July 28, 1609
- Died
- February 10, 1660 (1660-02-10) (aged 50), Heemstede , County of Holland, Dutch Republic
- Known for
- Painting
- Notable work
- The Proposition , 1631
- Spouse
- Jan Miense Molenaer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1636 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Judith
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Haarlem
- Place of death
- Heemstede
- Spouse
- Jan Miense Molenaer
- Occupation
- artist
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Notable work
- A boy and a girl with a cat and an eel
- Student of
- Frans Pietersz de Grebber
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- still life
- Movement
- Caravaggisti
- Image
- Self-portrait by Judith Leyster.jpg
- Work location
- Amsterdam
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- Commons category
- Judith Leyster
- date of death
- 1660-02-10
- Commons Creator page
- Judith Leyster
- Commons gallery
- Judith Leyster
- depicted by
- Self-portrait by Judith Leyster
- date of baptism
- 1609-07-28
- date of birth
- 1609-00-00
- name in native language
- Judith Leyster
- birth name
- Judith Jans Leyster
Sources (3)
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Judith Leyster, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Judith Jans Leyster (also Leijster; baptised July 28, 1609 – February 10, 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, portraits, and still lifes. Her work was highly regarded by her contemporaries but largely forgotten after her death. Her entire oeuvre came to be attributed to Frans Hals or to her husband, Jan Miense Molenaer. In 1893, she was rediscovered and scholars began to attribute her works correctly.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Judith Leyster” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.