Lucas van LeydenDutch, 1494–1533Jael Killing Sisera
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Not on view at present
Where is “Jael Killing Sisera” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1943.3.5700
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Lucas van Leyden
The whole life1514
Master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Leiden
He became a master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Leiden.
1515
Marriage to Elisabeth van Boschuysen
He married Elisabeth van Boschuysen of a patrician Leiden family; her father Jacob had been burgomaster and sheriff. The marriage remained childless.
1517
Illustrations for Aurelius's Chronicles
He cut woodcut illustrations for the Chronicles of Holland, Zeeland and Friesland by the humanist Cornelius Aurelius.
8 – 21 June 1521
Meeting Dürer in Antwerp
During Dürer's Netherlandish journey the two artists met in Antwerp between 8 and 21 June 1521; they exchanged prints, and on this occasion Dürer drew a portrait of Lucas van Leyden.
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