Judith+Leyster

Judith Leyster [|Judith Leyster] The Last Drop 88.7 x 73.2 cm. oil on canvas John G. Johnson Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
 * Judith Jans Leyster** (also **Leijster**) (July 28, 1609 – February 10, 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Lyster painted genre works, a few portraits, and a single still life. The number of surviving works attributed to her varies between fewer than 20 and about 35. She largely gave up painting after her marriage, which produced five children. She learned to paint from Frans Pietersz de Grebber, Her first known signed work is dated 1629, four years before entering the artist's guild. Most of Leyster's dated works are from 1629–1635, which coincides with the period before she had children. There are only two known pieces painted after 1635; two illustrations in a book about tulips from 1643 and a portrait from 1652. Only about a dozen works are generally attributed to her. Although well known during her lifetime and esteemed by her contemporaries, Leyster and her work were largely forgotten after her death. Leyster's rediscovery came in 1893. She is still known for her teachings in the guild and the many famous artist she taught. One large thing she is known for is her lawsuit with Frans Hals, when Hals stole one of her students.

Judith Leyster (Dutch, 1609 - 1660) //Merry company, 1630//, oil on canvas. Louvre Museum, Paris

Judith Leyster (1609-60) Girl with a Straw Hat 1633-35


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