Lucas van LeydenDutch, 1494–1533La boca de la verdad
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Where is “La boca de la verdad” now? Collection: Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid. Unknown.
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Spanish
Bocca della Verità. Una mujer, acusada de aduterio, introduce su mano en la boca de un león para demostrar su inocencia
Lázaro Galdiano Museum
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- Lázaro Galdiano Museum
- Image: Lázaro Galdiano Museum — In Copyright
In the life of Lucas van Leyden
The whole lifec. 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.
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.






