Utrecht Caravaggism · Netherlands
Judith Leyster
1609–1660 · Painter of laughter, lamplight and loose brushwork
Genre scenesCandlelightLoose brushworkMisattributed
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The short version
One of the few women admitted to the Haarlem Guild of St Luke, Leyster ran her own workshop. For centuries her paintings were sold as Frans Hals; her monogram was often painted over.
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