- NameJudith Leyster
- Activity/Titlepainter, draughtsman
- Sexfemale
- Variant namesstavningsvariant: Judita Leystar
- Nationality/DatesDutch, born 1609, dead 1660
- PlacesPlace of birth: Haarlem, Nederländerna
Place of death: Heemstede, Nederländerna
Place of activity: Amsterdam, Nederländerna
Place of activity: Haarlem, Nederländerna
Place of activity: Holland, Nederländerna
Place of activity: Holland, Nederländerna
BiographyJudith Leyster was the daughter of a Flemish brewer who took his surname from its brewery in Harlem, "Ley-ster (re)" (beacon). Signed his works with the letters J and L of the ligature, and a star. Probably a pupil of Frans Hals. Member of St. Luke Guild in 1633, started the year after her own studio. 1636 she married colleague Jan Miense Molenaar (1609-1668). Baptized July 28, 1609, buried February 10, 1660.