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Leyster

American  
[lahy-ster] / ˈlaɪ stər /

noun

  1. Judith, 1609–60, Dutch painter.


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I love this self-portrait by Judith Leyster, a 17th-century Dutch artist who, to art historians, didn’t exist until 1892.

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There is no firm evidence that Leyster studied with Hals, but she made loose copies of several of his works and was a witness at the baptism of one of his children.

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Infrared photographs of the violinist on the easel show that Leyster had initially painted a woman’s face — almost certainly her own.

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They found the initials “J” and “L” crossed by a star and soon enough linked it to Leyster.

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Judith Leyster, of Haarlem, likewise enjoyed great fame.

From Women Painters of the World From the Time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the Present Day by Sparrow, Walter Shaw