Aertgen van Leyden
Illustration — St. Jerome in his study by candlelight, ca. Aertgen Claesz.
Also recorded as Master of the Church Sermon · Aert Claessoon · Aert Claessen · Alaert Claessen
Aertgen van Leyden
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- Born
- 1498 · Leiden.
- Died
- 1564 · Leiden.
- Nationality
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Teachers
- Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
- Known for
- The Calling of Saint Anthony · The Raising of Lazarus · Saint Jerome in his study by candlelight
- Languages
- Dutch
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Born at Leiden in 1498, died in Leiden in 1564.
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Aertgen van Leyden appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a painter (1498 – 1564). Aertgen van Leyden was born in 1498. Aertgen van Leyden died in 1564.
Training under Cornelis Engebrechtsz. Is recorded. The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leiden. Works named in the authority record are The Calling of Saint Anthony, The Raising of Lazarus and Saint Jerome in his study by candlelight. Work by Aertgen van Leyden is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Nationalmuseum and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van Aertgen Claesz. van Leyden
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- 1.Karel van Mander, "'t Leven van Aertgen van Leyden, Schilder.", Het schilder-boeck, 1604
- 2."De Lakenhal acquires a painting of the Last judgment by Aertgen van Leyden", CODART
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