Judith Leyster
a Dutch master and her world
by Judith Leyster
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Judith Leyster (1609-1660) of Haarlem is the most famous female painter of the Dutch Golden Age. In so far as is known, she was the first woman in the Western world to be officially recognised by a painters' guild as a master painter. It gave her the right to have her own workshop, take on pupils and sell her paintings independently. Contemporaries praised her as true 'ley-ster', a leading star in the artistic firmament. And she went far indeed. Leyster is one of the most important Dutch painters of the 1630s. In honour of her 400th birthday, the Frans Hals Museum and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, have jointly organised a small exhibition. Taking centre stage is Leyster's masterful "Self-portrait" (c.1632-1633), in which she presents herself as a spirited painter of portraits and so-called merry companies. Leyster's ambition and exceptional talent are displayed in 11 of her finest works. Throughout the centuries Leyster has been lauded, forgotten, rediscovered and variously interpreted.
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Judith Leyster: de eerste vrouw die meesterschilder werd
2009, Frans Hals Museum
in Dutch
949019803X 9789490198039
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Judith Leyster: A Dutch Master and Her World
October 9, 1993, Yale University Press
Hardcover
in English
0300055641 9780300055641
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Judith Leyster: a Dutch master and her world
1993, Yale University Press
in English
0300055641 9780300055641
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Judith Leyster: schilderes in een mannenwereld
1993, Waanders, Frans Halsmuseum
in Dutch
9066303948 9789066303942
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Judith Leyster: a Dutch master and her world
1993, Worcester Art Museum, Distributed by Yale University Press, Yale University Press
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-386) and index.
"Exhibition held at Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, May 16-August 22, 1993; Worcester Art Museum, September 19-December 5, 1993"--T.p. verso.
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