Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533)

Lucas van Leyden

A leading 16th-century Dutch printmaker and painter, Lucas van Leyden is credited with bringing a high degree of naturalism to the craft of printmaking. Although the landscape never became the primary subject, in prints such as Return of the Prodigal Son Lucas created a plausible yet imaginary setting.

Prints of the Fifteenth to Twentieth Century from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 5-September 12, 1934).

Prints of the Fifteenth to Twentieth Century from the Museum Collection

16th Century Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 4-29, 1935).

16th Century Prints from the Museum Collection

Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-November 13, 1938).

Inaugural Exhibition of the New Print Gallery - Prints from the Museum Collection

Prints by Lucas Van Leyden and His Contemporaries. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 28-April 2, 1939).

Prints by Lucas Van Leyden and His Contemporaries

The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

The Silver Jubilee Exhibition

Prints 1400-1800. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 18, 1956-January 20, 1957); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (February 1-March 3, 1957); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (November 1-December 1, 1957).

Prints 1400-1800

Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 3, 1958-October 11, 1959).

Department of Prints and Drawings Opening Exhibition

40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 3, 1959-January 20, 1960).

40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland

Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965).

Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection

Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).

Old Master Prints and Drawings

The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 14-March 31, 1970).

The Print Club of Cleveland, 1919 - 1969: Fifty Years in Review

Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 19-March 28, 1971).

Albrecht Dürer - 500th Anniversary

Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland

CMA, 1996:  "Landscape in Detail," September 10-November 3, 1996, no catalogue

A horizontally oriented print in dense black-inked fine lines depicts people with light skin tones. In the center, the Prodigal Son kneels in tattered clothes before an older man with a white beard who leans forward to touch his shoulder. To our left, three men in ornate robes stand before a stone building. To our right, onlookers gather under tall trees. A dog sniffs the ground. A castle, river, and mountains fill the background.

Return of the Prodigal Son

Lucas van Leyden

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