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Lucas van Leyden

1494 - 1533

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Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), also named either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very accomplished engraver. Lucas was the son of the painter Huygh Jacobsz. He was born, died, and was mainly active in Leiden. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucas van Leyden is the 280th most popular painter (down from 225th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 87th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Dutch Painter.

Lucas van Leyden was a Dutch painter who is most famous for his engravings and drawings.

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Among painters, Lucas van Leyden ranks 280 out of 2,023. Before him are Vilhelm Hammershøi, Angela Hitler, Orazio Gentileschi, Hubert van Eyck, François Gérard, and Pieter Aertsen. After him are Lorenzo di Credi, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, Pietro Lorenzetti, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Salvator Rosa, and Antoni Tàpies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Lucas van Leyden ranks 11. Before him are Georgius Agricola, Pontormo, Bona Sforza, Rosso Fiorentino, Jean Parisot de Valette, and Leo Africanus. After him are Antoinette de Bourbon, Hans Sachs, William Tyndale, Oronce Finé, Antonio de Mendoza, and Francesco Maurolico. Among people deceased in 1533, Lucas van Leyden ranks 6. Before him are Atahualpa, Ludovico Ariosto, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Vasili III of Russia, and Frederick I of Denmark. After him are Huáscar, Veit Stoss, Túpac Huallpa, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., and Philip I, Margrave of Baden.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Lucas van Leyden ranks 107 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), and Pieter Aertsen (1508). After him are Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Harry Mulisch (1927), Norbert of Xanten (1080), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Bernard Mandeville (1670), and Willem Schouten (1567).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Lucas van Leyden ranks 25. Before him are Judith Leyster (1609), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Carel Fabritius (1622), Gerrit Dou (1613), and Pieter Aertsen (1508). After him are Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Gerard David (1450), Anton Mauve (1838), Willem de Kooning (1904), Aelbert Cuyp (1620), and Adriaen van Ostade (1610).

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