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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

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

In a very rich composition by Lucas van Leyden, Herod is seen in the background, standing in the balcony of his palace, and pointing out the scene to his attendants.

From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

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.

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