Art, literature & historyJudith Leyster
1609–1660
Selected artwork
Boy Playing the Flute
early 1630s
Nationalmuseum
Other names (9)
J.L. Molenaer, Judita Leystar, Judith Leijster, Judith Molenaer, Judith Molenaer Leyster, Juffr. Molenaer, Juffr. Molenaers, Leystar, Leyster
Biography
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. In 1893, she was rediscovered and scholars began to attribute her works correctly.
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Influenced by
- Frans Halseditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
- Jan Miense Molenaereditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Frans Pietersz de Grebbereditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Frans Halseditorial inference
Evidence
Wikidata assertion retained for review; its references, if supplied, have not been independently verified. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Judith Leyster. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Frans Hals Museum2 recorded works
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen2 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art2 recorded works
- musée Girodet — Montargis1 recorded work
- Nationalmuseum1 recorded work
- National Museum of Women in the Arts1 recorded work
- Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany1 recorded work
- Worcester Art Museum1 recorded work