Lucas de Heere

(1534–1584) Flemish painter, draughtsman and poet (1534-1584)

Lucas de Heere (1534–1584) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Lucas de Heere belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Lucas de Heere was born in Ghent and died in Paris. The teachers included Frans Floris (I) and Jan de Heere. Lucas de Heere worked in France, Ghent, London, and Ghent. Lucas de Heere became a member of de Heere family.

The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 10 works by Lucas de Heere with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1575. Works by Lucas de Heere are held by several collections, among them St Bavo's Cathedral, National Museum Cardiff, Museo del Prado, and Milwaukee Art Museum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anthonie Blocklandt, Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, Pompeo Leoni, Sadiqi Beg, and Dirck Barendsz.