Justus Sustermans
Justus Sustermans (born September 28, 1597 in Antwerp , † April 23, 1681 in Florence ), also known as Giusto Sustermans , was a Flemish Baroque painter .
Sustermans is best known for his portraits of members of the Medici family , whose court painter he was. His work can be found in the Galleria Palatina and the Uffizi in Florence. During his lifetime he was considered the best painter in Italy.
He initially studied in Flanders and Antwerp, possibly with artists such as Willem de Vos (a nephew of the painter Marten de Vos ) and Frans Pourbus the Elder. J. and then went to Florence under the patronage of the Medici family, where he studied Italian portraitists such as Il Guercino , the Spaniard Diego Velázquez and the French Pierre Mignard . In Italy he was also influenced by Venetian artists.
Selected Works
- Portrait of a Lady, oil on canvas (Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena)
- Portrait of a Lady with Pearls, oil on canvas (Museum of Western European and Oriental Art, Odessa (Ukraine))
- Portrait of the Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his wife Vittoria della Rovere, oil on canvas (National Gallery, London)
- The Senators of Florence swear allegiance to Ferdinand II de 'Medici, oil on canvas (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
- Portrait of Cardinal Carlo de 'Medici, oil on canvas ( Museo Poldi Pezzoli , Milan)
- Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua from 1587 to 1612, with the mantle of the Redentore Order, oil on canvas (Mantua)
- Portrait of Galileo Galilei, oil on canvas, 1636 (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
- Portrait of Galileo Galilei, oil on canvas (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sustermans, Justus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sustermans, Giusto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1597 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1681 |
| Place of death | Florence |