The Virgin and Child on the Crescent
Lucas van Leyden
1401 to 1500
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (cut within platemark): 11.5 x 7.2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Transfer from the National Gallery of Art Library
Accession Number
2006.127.1
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...