A Space of Their Own

A man with medium-light skin, red cheeks and nose, and short hair is seated at a small table, looking over his shoulder at the viewer.. He is wearing a gray coat and a black cap with a large read feather. In his hands, he holds up an empty jug.

The Jolly Drinker

1629
Judith Leyster, The Jolly Drinker, 1629. Oil on canvas, 89 x 95 cm. Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum

A man with medium-light skin and dark hair is playing a lute and looking upward and away from the viewer out of the corners of his eyes, his mouth slightly open. He is wearing a green shirt with black and white vertical stripes and white lacy collar and cuffs, and red pants with wide black vertical stripes. He appears to also wear a large hat with a dark feather or fur trim.

The Serenade

1629
Judith Leyster, The Serenade, 1629. Oil on panel, 45.5 x 35 cm. Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum

A man and a woman, both with light skin, dark hair, and rosy cheeks are seated together at a table, with the woman turned slightly to look at the man. The woman wears a white shawl and a white cap over her slicked-back hair, and she holds a wineglass in one hand and a silver-colored pot-belly wine jug in the other. The man wears a wide white collar and holds a violin up to his shoulder with one hand, the bow held to its strings with the other.

Carousing Couple

1630
Judith Leyster, Carousing Couple, 1630. Oil on canvas, 57 x 68.5 cm. Louvre, RF 2131
Louvre

A woman wearing a black dress with a large, disc-shaped white ruff and a close-fitting white cap that covers nearly all of her hair looks directly at the viewer. She has medium-light skin, very rosy pink cheeks and nose, and in one hand she holds a small book with a dark cover.

Portrait of a Woman

1635
Judith Leyster, Portrait of a Woman, 1635. Oil on panel, 54 x 41 cm. Frans Hals Museum
Frans Hals Museum

A woman with light skin and dark hair is seated before an easel, turned to look out at the viewer while leaning back on her chair with one elbow and the hand with her paint palette resting in her lap. She has a dark dress with a large, disc-shaped collar with lace trim around the edge, and she is holding a paintbrush loosely in her hand. On the easel before her, an incomplete painting of a young man dressed in blue with a violin is visible.

Self-Portrait

c. 1630
Judith Leyster, Self-Portrait, c. 1630. Oil on canvas, 74.6 x 65.1 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Two young men and a skeleton are in a shadowy room. One of the men wears a bright red coat and pants, and in one hand he holds a flask of drink while the other raised hand holds a long cigarette of some kind. He has undone his waistcoat and his undershirt, exposing part of his chest. His companion wears blue pants and a dark coat, and is leaning back drinking from a large flask. Behind him, the skeleton holds a second human skull and leans forward as if carefully watching what the two young men are doing.

The Last Drop

ca. 1629
Judith Leyster, The Last Drop, ca. 1629. Oil on canvas, 89.1 x 73.5 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Two children, both with light skin and very pink cheeks, dressed in dark clothing, stand close together. The boy on the left wears a very large hat folded up on one side along with a white scarf tied around his neck, and he looks up and away to his right. In one hand he holds an eel, while in the other arm he is holding a small cat to his torso. Net to him, a smaller girl wears a dark dress with a large white ruffle collar and a close-fitting white cap that covers all of her hair. She is holding up one hand with the index finger raised as she looks at someone away outside the scene, and with the other hand she is holding the end of the cat's tail.

A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel

ca. 1635
Judith Leyster, A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel, ca. 1635. Oil on oak panel, 59.4 x 48.8 cm. National Gallery, London
National Gallery, London

A young boy with very light skin in a brown coat with a large white ruffled collar and red hat is seated in a chair playing a dark-colored flute. Behind him on teh wall hangs a violin and another musical instrument that resembles a white recorder.

Boy Playing the Flute

ca. 1635
Judith Leyster, Boy Playing the Flute, ca. 1635. Oil on canvas, 73 x 62 cm. Nationalmuseum Sweden
Nationalmuseum Sweden

A young man or child with light skin, blonde hair, a feathered cap, and a blue coat is seated at a table and smiling while he plays a violin. On teh table before him is a book that appears to contain sheet music, an empty glass, and a human skull.

A Boy Musician

n.d.
Judith Leyster, A Boy Musician, n.d. Oil on oak panel, 27.6 x 32 cm. Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, K1343
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery