Lucas van Leyden
1551 to 1600
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 19.2 x 12.9 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/16 in.) sheet: 20 x 13.5 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John O'Brien
Accession Number
1991.208.26
Art Historical Context
This exquisite engraving, titled *Lucas Leyden* and attributed to the Flemish master engraver Johan Wierix (active 1570s–1610s), captures the likeness of the renowned Dutch Renaissance artist Lucas van Leyden1494–1533). Dated between 1551 and 1600, it measures a compact plate size of 19.2 x 12.9 cm, perfectly suited for the intimate scale of Renaissance prints. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Prints department (CG-E), this work was generously gifted by John O'Brien. Johan Wierix, part of a celebrated family of Antwerp engravers, excelled in intricate line work on laid paper—a period s...