Pieter Lastman
(1583–1633) Dutch painter (1583–1633)
Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Pieter Lastman belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Pieter Lastman was born in Amsterdam and died in Amsterdam. Pieter Lastman studied under Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink. Pieter Lastman worked in Rome and Amsterdam. The students included Rembrandt, Jan Albertsz Rotius, Pieter Pietersz Nedek, and Nicolaes Lastman.
The best-known works include ‘The sacrifice of Abraham’, ‘Christ and the woman of Canaan’, and ‘Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar’. The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting, history painting, and schutterstuk. The catalogue has 54 works by Pieter Lastman with free images. The dated works span the years 1608–1630. Works by Pieter Lastman are held by several collections, among them Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, Eremitaget, Gemäldegalerie, and National Gallery.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacob van Hulsdonck, Francis Cleyn, Frans Hals, Jan Symonsz Pynas, and Jan Porcellis.