Lambert Sustris

(1515–1584) Dutch painter (1515-1584)

Lambert Sustris (1515–1584) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Lambert Sustris belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Lambert Sustris was born in Amsterdam and died in Padua. Lambert Sustris studied under Jan van Scorel. Lambert Sustris worked in Rome, Venice, Padua, and Augsburg. Wikidata associates Lambert Sustris with Mannerism.

The best-known works include ‘Nessus and Deianira’, ‘Woman with Water Jug’, ‘Venus and Cupid’, and ‘Pietà and angels’. The catalogue has 32 works by Lambert Sustris with free images. The dated works span the years 1100–1600. Works by Lambert Sustris are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Department of Paintings of the Louvre, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, and Eremitaget. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Virgil Solis, Cornelis Floris, Juan Bautista de Toledo, Willem Key, and Guglielmo della Porta.

• Mannerism
• Venus and Cupid