Lambert Lombard (c. 1505 – August 1566) was a

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painter, architect and theorist for the

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. During his career he worked for

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and trained

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Biography

Lombard was born in Liège, where in 1532 he became

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and architect. A few paintings and many drawings have been preserved. In 1537, he was sent to

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by Érard de La Marck, prince-bishop of Liège, to buy works of art, and he discovered the wonders of the

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. On his return he brought not only works of art, but also the new ideas concerning art and the position of the artist, to Liège. His pupils were

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, Willem Key,

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, , and .Lambert Lombard
in the

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wrote a biography of Lombard, ''The Life of Lambert Lombard''.

References

External links

*
2006 Lambert Lombard exposition

*'' ttp://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/97318 Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Drawings and Prints', a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes material on Lambert Lombard (see index)
''The engravings of Giorgio Ghisi''
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Lambert Lombard (see index) * 1505 births 1566 deaths Early Netherlandish painters Flemish Renaissance painters Court painters 16th-century painters from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège {{flemish-painter-stub