Justus Sustermans
(1597–1681) Flemish painter (1597-1681)
Justus Sustermans (1597–1681) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Justus Sustermans belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Justus Sustermans was born in Antwerp and died in Florence. The teachers included Maerten de Vos and Frans Pourbus the Younger. Justus Sustermans worked in Antwerp, Paris, Florence, and Vienna. Wikidata associates Justus Sustermans with High Renaissance. Justus Sustermans became a member of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. The students included Anton Domenico Gabbiani.
The best-known works include ‘The Family of Darius III in front of Alexander the Great’, ‘Claudia de’Medici? (1604–1648), Princess of Tuscany’, and ‘Group portrait of Domenica delle Cascine, Cecca di Pratolino and Pietro Moro’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 112 works by Justus Sustermans with free images. The dated works span the years 1600–1700. Works by Justus Sustermans are held by several collections, among them Galleria Palatina, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Uffizi Gallery, and Uffizierna. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacques Linard, Henricus Hondius, Pieter Symonsz. Potter, Cornelis Schut, and Sebastian Stoskopff.