Lucas van Leyden

(1494–1533) Dutch artist, painter (1494-1533)

Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Lucas van Leyden belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Lucas van Leyden was born in Leiden and died in Leiden. Lucas van Leyden studied under Huygh Jacobsz.. Lucas van Leyden worked in Leiden.

The best-known works include ‘Inner left wing of a diptych with Christ as the Man of Sorrows’, ‘Last Judgement’, ‘Crucifixion of Christ’, and ‘A Game of Chess’. The works belong mainly to the genre Renaissance. The catalogue has 185 works by Lucas van Leyden with free images. The dated works span the years 1505–1578. Works by Lucas van Leyden are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Musea Brugge, and Rijksmuseum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni Antonio Sogliani, Innocenzo da Imola, Michelangelo Anselmi, Bartholomeus Bruyn d.ä., and Bartolommeo Bandinelli.

• Mannerism
• A Game of Chess
• Last Judgement