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No image yetJudith Leyster

Utrecht Caravaggism · Netherlands

Judith Leyster

1609–1660 · Painter of laughter, lamplight and loose brushwork

Genre scenesCandlelightLoose brushworkMisattributed

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.

Key works

No image yetSelf-Portrait

Self-Portrait

c.1630

She turns from the easel mid-stroke, mouth open, mid-sentence.

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No image yetThe Proposition

The Proposition

1631

A quiet refusal — rare sympathy for the woman in a tavern scene.

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