Lucas van LeydenDutch, 1494–1533Simson en Delila
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Simson en Delila” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Museum text in Dutch
Delila knipt de haren van de slapende Simson.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-1978-161
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
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.
