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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

He moped around the town, and made the acquaintance of the painter Engelbrechtsz and his talented pupil, Lucas van Leyden.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters by Hubbard, Elbert

Leyden’s earliest painter was Lucas Jacobz, known as Lucas van Leyden, who was born in 1494.

From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.

In the “Temptation of Jesus” by Lucas van Leyden the devil is habited as a monk with a pointed cowl.

From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various

A brilliantly tinted work this, which once hung in the Escorial, and, mirabile dictu, attributed to Lucas van Leyden.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James

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