North Netherlandish printmaker, draughtsman and painter, son of HUGO
JACOBSZ. He was the first Dutch artist to establish an international
reputation for himself as an engraver while he was still alive. His
prolific output as a printmaker—c. 200 prints—shows the whole of
his development; dated engravings survive from practically every year
between 1508 and 1530. His early prints hark back to those of his
slightly older German contemporary, Albrecht Durer; later on, his work
was clearly meant to compete with that of Durer, while from 1525 onwards
it was influenced mainly by examples from the Italian Renaissance, which
reached Lucas through the prints by Marcantonio Raimondi and the work of
Jan Gossart, the first to bring this new style to the north. Less
international in outlook than his graphic work—but at least as important
for the development of north Netherlandish art—is the rather small group
of paintings attributable to the artist. Lucas was also an exceptionally
talented draughtsman, as can be seen in the underdrawings that have been
revealed in his paintings. Despite the small number of independent
drawings that have been preserved, they give a good impression of the
quality and range of his work in this field.
Lot and his Daughters
c. 1520
Oil on wood, 48 x 34 cm
Musee du Louvre, Paris
Card Players
1525
Oil on panel, 40 x 50 cm
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
The Last Judgment
1526
Oil on panel, 271 x 185 cm
Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden
The Last Judgment (detail)
1527
Oil on panel, 301 x 435 cm
Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden
Virgin and Child with the Magdalen and a Donor
1522
Oil on wood, 51 x 68 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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