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Lucas van Leyden

American  
[loo-kahs vahn lahyd-n] / ˈlu kɑs vɑn ˈlaɪd n /

noun

  1. Lucas Hugensz, 1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver.


Lucas van Leyden British  
/ ˈluːkəs væn ˈlaɪdən /

noun

  1. ?1494–1533, Dutch painter and engraver

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His initial model for printmaking was the 16th-century engraver Lucas van Leyden, some of whose compositions, blending classical poise and real-world detail, he repeated, with tweaks.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2016

Lucas van Leyden was one who sat at D�rer's feet, but as his Mary with Child shows, he worked in a still more tenderly mysterious vein than that of his master.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There were religious scenes, landscapes, architectural sketches, works of Pinas, Brouwer, Lucas van Leyden, and other Dutch masters; sixteen pictures by Rembrandt; and costly paintings by Palma Vecchio, Bassano, and Raphael."

From Pictures Every Child Should Know A Selection of the World's Art Masterpieces for Young People by Bacon, Mary Schell Hoke

Marc-Antonio engraved in 1510 the celebrated episode of the bathers, using for a background a landscape of Lucas van Leyden.

From Michelangelo by Rolland, Romain

He came to acquire a picture by Rubens, a book of drawings by Lucas van Leyden, and the splendid pearls that may be seen in the later portraits of Saskia.

From Rembrandt by Israels, Josef