Lambert Sustris (c. 1515-1520 – c. 1584) was a

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painter active mainly in

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. The works Sustris completed in Italy exhibit either a

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style or qualities that may be deemed proto- baroque. He is also referred to as ''Alberto de Olanda'' (Albert of Holland). He was born in

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, and only came to Venice when over 40 years old. His training is unknown, but he was utilized by the studio of

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for the depiction of landscapes. He accompanied Titian on his trips to

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in 1548 and 1550–1551, and there executed portraits. Returning to Venice, he was influenced by

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and

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. He was a teacher to

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. As the Muziano scholar, Patrizia Tosini has noted, Sustris' works, via his pupil Muziano, are a significant means by which a mid-sixteenth century Venetian interest in landscape and its role as a backdrop for historical subjects spread to Rome in the mid-to-late sixteenth century. His son was

Friedrich Sustris Friedrich Sustris (c. 1540, in Padua – 1599, in Munich) was an Italian-Dutch painter, decorator and architect. He was a son of the artist Lambert Sustris, who worked in Italy. Sustris got his training from his father Lambert in Venice and Padu ...

Works

*''Hermippe'' (between 1540 and 1565) *''Perseus and Andromeda'' (c. 1545)Web Gallery of Art
/ref> *''The Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch by the Deacon Philip'' (between 1545 and 1550) *'' Noli me tangere'' (between 1548 and 1553), now at the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille *''Hans Christoph Vöhlin von Frickenhausen'' (1552) *''Judith with the head of Holofernes'', oil on canvas, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille *''Jupiter and Io'' (between 1557 and 1563), Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg *''

Otto von Waldburg Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (25 February 1514 – 2 April 1573) was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Childhood and Education Otto was born at Scheer Castle to the Swabian noble House o ...

'' (16th century) *''Pietà and Angels'' (16th century) *''Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Infant Saint John'' (second half of the 16th century) File:Judith with the head of Holofernes by Lambert Sustris.jpg, Judith with the head of Holofernes File:Hans Christoph Vöhlin von Frickenhausen.jpg, Hans Christoph Vöhlin von Frickenhausen File:Lambert Sustris - Virgin and Child with St Anne and the Infant St John - WGA21982.jpg, Virgin and Child with St Anne and the Infant St John File:Lille Pdba sustris noli me tangere.JPG, Noli me tangere File:SustrisLambert-Ermippe.jpg, Venus

References

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External links

''Italian Paintings, Venetian School''
a collection catalog containing information about the artist and their works (see index; plate 59). 1510s births 1584 deaths Painters from Amsterdam Dutch Renaissance painters 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Venice {{netherlandish-painter-stub