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Judith Leyster - Dutch Painter

Dutch painter who had her own workshop and students, she produced most of her paintings before she married the painter Jan Miense Molenaer. Her work was confused with that of Frans and Dirck Hals until her rediscovery at the end of the 19th century and subsequent interest in her life and work.

Women Artists: Renaissance and Baroque Painters
On this site: an overview of women painters of the 16th-17th centuries, including a list of many of the female painters of the period.

Judith Leyster
Profile from the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Judith Leyster
Biography from the National Gallery of Art. Includes a bibliography.

Judith Leyster
Seven oils by Judith Leyster in thumbnail form -- click on the paintings to see a larger image.

Judith Leyster
A brief biography of the artist Judith Leyster.

A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel
A painting of two mischievous children teasing a cat, who is apparently about to scratch.

Carousing Couple
A violinist (the Baroque version - note that there is no chin rest and it is not tucked under the chin) and a woman, probably at a tavern.

The Concert
Depicted in this painting are a singer, violinist and lute player - probably the artist, her husband and a family friend.

Jolly Toper, The Proposition
Clickable thumbnails for seven paintings by Judith Leyster, including "Carousing Couple," "A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel," "Jolly Toper," "The Proposition," "Self-Portrait," "Serenade" and "Young Flute Player."

Merry Trio
A depiction of a violinist and two friends (drinking buddies?), with a family peering through the window.

Self-Portrait
Painting of Judith Leyster by herself, in the act of painting a musician (perhaps it's her husband, a violinist and also a painter).

Self-Portrait
Click on the thumbnail image to see the larger version of this painting.

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