Gematigdheid
Lucas van Leyden
1530
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
165; 110
About this artwork
Personificatie van de deugd Gematigdheid: naakte vrouw schenkt water uit kan in kom, putto houdt cirkelvormige band boven haar hoofd.
About the Artist
Lucas van Leyden · 1484–1533
Lucas van Leyden (1494–1533) was a Dutch painter and printmaker who stands among the greatest engravers of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Leiden as either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, he lived and worked primarily in his native city, achieving international renown that rivaled the German master Albrecht Dürer. Lucas van Leyden revolutionized Netherlandish printmaking and was among the first...