Judith Leyster

(1609 - 1660)

Variant namesauktoriserad namnform: Judith Leyster stavningsvariant: Judita Leystar

DatesBiographical dates: 1609 - 1660 Dead: dead 1660 Born: born 1609

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Place of activity: Holland
Place of activity: Amsterdam
Place of birth: Haarlem
Place of activity: Haarlem
Place of death: Heemstede

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BiographyBiography: Judith Leyster was the daughter of a Flemish brewer who took his surname from its brewery in Harlem, "Ley-ster (re)" (beacon). Signed his works with the letters J and L of the ligature, and a star. Probably a pupil of Frans Hals. Member of St. Luke Guild in 1633, started the year after her own studio. 1636 she married colleague Jan Miense Molenaar (1609-1668). Baptized July 28, 1609, buried February 10, 1660.

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KulturNav: http://kulturnav.org/f2df8de3-9595-473e-a174-017a67da4ea4
Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q232423
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/77115067
ULAN: http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500025814

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