Artist: Judith Leyster (1609 - 1660)
Nationality: Dutch
Movement: Dutch School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
A child prodigy born in Haarlem, Holland, Judith Leyster and family moved to Utrecht in 1628 where she came in contact with Hendrick Terbrugghen and Gerrit van Honthorst. After returning to Haarlem in 1629, Leyster studied with Frans Hals and joined the Guild of St. Luke in 1633. Upon her marriage to artist Jan Miense Molenaer, the couple moved to Amersterdam where she continued to paint genre subjects and received praised for her realism and mastery of light and texture.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Judith Leyster - Self-Portrait c. 1630 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Dutch
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Judith Leyster - The Concert c. 1633 oil on canvas National Museum of Women in the Arts Dutch
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Boy with a Lute, ca. 1625 Attributed to Frans Hals (Dutch, born after 1580, died
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Jan Sanders van Hemessen - Judith c. 1540 oil on panel The Art Institute of Chicago Netherlandish
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School of Guido Reni - Judith 1620 Oil on Canvas Birmingham Museum of Art Italian
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Jean Jules Antoine Lecomte de Nouy - Judith 1875 oil on panel Dahesh Museum of Art French
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LČon Bakst (Lev Samoilovich Rosenberg), Costume design for Judith in the dramatic comedy Judith, 1922
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Francesco Solimena - The Triumph of Judith 1704-08 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Italian
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John Singer Sargent - Judith gautier c. 1885 oil on panel The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Theophile Bigot - Judith and Holofernes c. 1640 oil on canvas The Walters Art Museum French
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530 Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472-1553)Oil on
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Il Cavaliere d'Arpino - Judith with Head of Holofernes 1603-1606 Oil on Canvas University of California, Berkeley Art Museum Italian
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Sandro Botticelli - Judith with the Head of Holofernes c. 1469-c. 1470 tempera on panel Cincinnati Art Museum Italian
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Fan- Judith and Holofernes, 1740 - 1750
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Agostino Cornacchini - Judith with the Head of Holofernes 1722 Bronze Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Italian
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Leonaert Bramer - Judith in the Tent of Holofernes n.d. pen and ink and wash The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Dutch
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Judith Linhares, Moths, 1974
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Jacques Callot, Judith, 1631
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Titian - Judith with the Head of Holofernes c. 1570 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art Italian
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Jacques Callot, Judith, 1631
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Lanvin, Judith, 19th century
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Giovan Gioseffo dal Sole Sole - Judith with the Head of Holofernes c. 1695 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts Italian
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Martin Johnson Heade - Point Judith, Rhode Island 1867-68 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Barthel Beham, Judith, 16th century
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Judith Spector Clancy, The Eureka Inn; Eureka, California, 1983
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Giovanni Baglione, Judith, 16th - 17th century
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Barthel Beham, Judith Seated in an Arch, 1543
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Guido Reni, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 17th century
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Judith Spector Clancy, Ten Inverness Way, Inverness, California, 1983
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Jerome Hopfer, Judith and St. Catherine, 16th century
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Oliviero Gatti, Judith with the Head of Holofernes , after Pordenone, 1606
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Judith Lopez, Black Profiles, Series #6, 1976
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Jan Saenredam , Judith with the head of Holofernes, 16th - 17th century
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Alexander Voet, Judith with the head of Holofernes, 17th century
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Judith Dining in the Camp of Holofernes, circa 1600
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Francesco Stringa, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 17th century
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Jacopo de" Barbari, Judith With The Head Of Holofernes, late 16th century
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Abraham Bosse, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 17th century
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Judith Spector Clancy, Hotel du Quai Voltaire, Paris, 1985
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Judith Spector Clancy, Hotel Metropole Venezia, Venice, 1976

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
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De Appel: The World is Fine, We Ourselves Unfortunately Somewhat Less: Ritsaert ten Cate
With works by: Tiong Ang/Roy Villevoye, Erzebet Baerveldt, Francis Bacon, Jan Banning, Johannes Bosboom, Joost van den Broek, Ritsaert ten Cate, Merlijn Doomernik, Marlene Dumas, Albert Eckhout, Ger van Elk, Lucio Fontana, Dominique Ghesquičre, Gi...

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Judith Leyster Online
Judith Leyster - Olgas Gallery
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NMWA | Private Collection | Profile - Judith Leyster
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Sanford & A Lifetime of Color: Study Art
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