
Lucas van LeydenDutch, 1494–1533May one see it?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
c. 1506
First Earnings: A Watercolor of Saint Hubert
At the age of 12 he received from Johan van Lockhorst of Leiden a gold florin for each of his twelve years for a watercolor depicting Saint Hubert; even in childhood painting brought him an income.
c. 1512
Birth of His Illegitimate Daughter Marytgen
Around 1512 Lucas's illegitimate daughter Marytgen was born; she married the painter Dammas Claesz de Hoey, and their descendants formed the De Hoey family of artists.
1514
Master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Leiden
He became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Leiden.