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The Beggars

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The Beggars

Lucas van Leyden

n.d.

Medium

Engraving

Tags

Dimensions

sheet: 4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (11 x 7.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Professor Maan Z. Madina and Dr. Marilyn Jenkins-Madina, 2006

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Lucas van Leyden

1484–1533 • Northern Low Countries

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.

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