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Merry Trio by Judith Leyster
The Last Drop by Judith Leyster
Laughing Children with a Cat by Judith Leyster
The Jester by Judith Leyster
The Jolly Drinker by Judith Leyster
The Serenade by Judith Leyster
A Youth with a Jug by Judith Leyster

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About Judith Leyster

Dutch · 1609–1660

signing with a star, suing Frans Hals, painting seven brilliant years, then vanishing into her husband's workshop until 1893 proved the paintings were hers

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Museums21
Countries10
Most worksMunich Central Collecting Point, Munich · 4 works
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The Jolly Toper - Judith Leyster - Poster The Jolly Toper - Judith Leyster From £37.00 Three Boys Merry-making - Judith Leyster - Poster Three Boys Merry-making - Judith Leyster From £28.00 The Jester - Judith Leyster - Poster The Jester - Judith Leyster From £28.00 The Proposition - Judith Leyster - Poster The Proposition - Judith Leyster From £28.00 Still Life with Fruit, Metal Pitcher, and Glass - Judith Leyster - Poster Still Life with Fruit, Metal Pitcher, and Glass - Judith Leyster From £37.00 Portrait of a Man with Armour - Judith Leyster - Poster Portrait of a Man with Armour - Judith Leyster From £28.00 A Game of Cards - Judith Leyster - Poster A Game of Cards - Judith Leyster From £28.00 Portrait of a Woman - Judith Leyster - Poster Portrait of a Woman - Judith Leyster From £28.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where did Judith Leyster live?
    Judith Leyster was born in Haarlem in 1609, where she lived. She was accepted as a member of the Haarlem Guild of Painters.
  • Who was Judith Leyster?
    Judith Leyster was a Dutch painter, born in Haarlem in 1609. She was one of the few women to be accepted as a member of the Haarlem Guild of Painters.
  • Who is Judith Leyster?
    Judith Leyster was a Dutch painter born in Haarlem in 1609. She was one of the few women accepted as a member of the Haarlem Guild of Painters.
  • When was Judith Leyster rediscovered?
    According to the text, around 1842, Thoré-Biirger saw A View of Delft at the Mauritshuis in The Hague for the first time. He compared Vermeer, an artist heretofore all but unknown to him.
  • Who did Judith Leyster study under?
    Paintings by Judith Leyster and her husband Jan Miense Molenaer could not have developed without intimate knowledge of Frans Hals's pictures. Though seventeenth-century sources fail to link her to his workshop, it is likely she studied with him.
  • Who did Judith Leyster marry?
    Judith Leyster married the painter Jan Miense Molenaer in 1636. After their marriage, she stopped signing her work and likely contributed to her husband's workshop.
  • Why did Judith Leyster paint a self portrait?
    Judith Leyster seems to have painted her self-portrait for self-promotional purposes. She is depicted as if interrupted while painting a fiddler, holding the tools of her trade and dressed in fine clothing.
  • Why did Judith Leyster paint a self-portrait?
    Judith Leyster seems to have painted her self-portrait for self-promotional purposes. She is depicted as if interrupted while painting a fiddler, holding the tools of her trade and dressed in fine clothing.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Judith Leyster's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] book Lilian H. Zirpolo, Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
  2. [2] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
  3. [3] book Hodge, Susie, 1960- author, The short story of women artists : a pocket guide to movements, works, breakthroughs, & themes Used for: biography.

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