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Judith Leyster

1609 - 1660

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Judith Jans Leyster (also Leijster; baptised July 28, 1609 – February 10, 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre works, portraits, and still lifes. Her work was highly regarded by her contemporaries, but largely forgotten after her death. Her entire oeuvre came to be attributed to Frans Hals or to her husband, Jan Miense Molenaer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judith Leyster has received more than 433,280 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Judith Leyster is the 279th most popular painter (down from 234th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 85th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Dutch Painter.

Judith Leyster was a Dutch painter who is most famous for her painting "The Milkmaid" which was made in 1660.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Judith Leyster ranks 279 out of 2,023. Before her are Hendrick Avercamp, Jan Brueghel the Younger, Baldassare Peruzzi, Gerda Wegener, Joachim Patinir, and Paul Delaroche. After her are Max Liebermann, Gabriele Münter, Philippe de Champaigne, Félix Vallotton, Max Beckmann, and Willem de Kooning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1609, Judith Leyster ranks 4. Before her are Frederick III of Denmark, John II Casimir Vasa, and Raimondo Montecuccoli. After her are Henrietta Maria of France, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine, Kâtip Çelebi, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, and Hanzade Sultan. Among people deceased in 1660, Judith Leyster ranks 5. Before her are Diego Velázquez, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Vincent de Paul, and Gaston, Duke of Orléans. After her are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Gevherhan Sultan, Pieter Claesz, William Oughtred, Francesco Albani, Ayşe Sultan, and Louise de Marillac.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Judith Leyster ranks 115 out of 1,646. Before her are Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), William II of Holland (1228), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Edwin van der Sar (1970), Mark Rutte (1967), and Jan Jongbloed (1940). After her are Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Willem Schouten (1567), Willem de Kooning (1904), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Ruud Krol (1949), and Arie Haan (1948).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Judith Leyster ranks 25. Before her are Gerard ter Borch (1617), Gabriël Metsu (1629), Carel Fabritius (1622), Kees van Dongen (1877), Jan van Goyen (1596), and Hendrick Avercamp (1585). After her are Willem de Kooning (1904), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Paulus Potter (1625), George Hendrik Breitner (1857), and Gerard David (1450).

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