Lucas’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Abigail Before David
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Adam and Eve (The Fall of Man)
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Baptism of Christ in the River Jordan
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

David Playing the Harp Before Saul
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Dance of Saint Mary Magdalene
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Expulsion from Paradise
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Young Man with a Skull
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Solomon's Idolatry
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Adoration of the Magi
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Mohammed and the Monk Sergius
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Saint Luke
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Large Ecce Homo
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Esther Before Ahasuerus
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Musicians
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Round Passion: Christ Carrying the Cross
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Lot and his Daughters
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Return of the Prodigal Son
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

Abraham and Isaac
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Raising of Lazarus
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533

The Milkmaid
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533