Justus Sustermans

Justus Sustermans by Anthony van Dyck

Justus Sustermans, Joost Sustermans or Suttermans, his given name Italianised to Giusto (28 September 1597 – 23 April 1681), was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who is mainly known for his portraits. He also painted history and genre paintings, still lifes and animals.[1]

Sustermans is chiefly noted for his portraits of members of the Medici family as he was its court painter. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II invited him to Vienna to paint portraits of the Imperial family and granted Sustermans and his brothers patents of nobility.[2] During his lifetime he was fêted as the finest portrait painter in Italy.[3]

  1. ^ Justus Sustermans at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
  2. ^ Liedtke, Walter A. (1984). Flemish paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0870993569. (p. 249–254, v.1; plate 94–96, v.2)
  3. ^ Lisa Goldenberg Stoppato, Suttermans (Susterman; Sustermans; Sutterman), Giusto at Grove Art Online

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