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Justus Sustermans (also known as Giusto Sustermans) was a Flemish
Flemish people

The terms the Flemish people , and the Flemings or the Flemish denote the more than six million people of Flanders, the northern half of the country Belgium — and, as well, the majority of all Belgium; the terms Fleming and Flemings denote respectively a person and the people of that community....
 painter in the Baroque
Baroque

In the the arts, the Baroque was a Western cultural Epoch , starting roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy. It was exemplified by drama and grandeur in Baroque sculpture, Baroque painting, literature, Baroque dance, and Baroque music....
 style. He was born in Antwerp
Antwerp

||-||-||-||}Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions....
 in 1597, and died in Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 in 1681.

He is chiefly notable for his portraits of members of the Medici
Medici

The M?dici family was a powerful and influential Florence family from the 14th to 18th century. The family had three popes , numerous rulers of Florence and later members of the French and English royalty....
 family as he was his court painter.






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Justus Sustermans (also known as Giusto Sustermans) was a Flemish
Flemish people

The terms the Flemish people , and the Flemings or the Flemish denote the more than six million people of Flanders, the northern half of the country Belgium — and, as well, the majority of all Belgium; the terms Fleming and Flemings denote respectively a person and the people of that community....
 painter in the Baroque
Baroque

In the the arts, the Baroque was a Western cultural Epoch , starting roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy. It was exemplified by drama and grandeur in Baroque sculpture, Baroque painting, literature, Baroque dance, and Baroque music....
 style. He was born in Antwerp
Antwerp

||-||-||-||}Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions....
 in 1597, and died in Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 in 1681.

He is chiefly notable for his portraits of members of the Medici
Medici

The M?dici family was a powerful and influential Florence family from the 14th to 18th century. The family had three popes , numerous rulers of Florence and later members of the French and English royalty....
 family as he was his court painter. His work can be found in both the Palatina Gallery
Palazzo Pitti

The Palazzo Pitti , in English sometimes called the Pitti Palace, is a vast mainly Renaissance palace in Florence, Italy. It is situated on the south side of the Arno River, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio....
 and the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and in many other galleries around the globe. During his lifetime he was fêted as the finest portrait painter in Italy.

He studied early on in Flanders
Flanders

Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
 and Antwerp
Antwerp

||-||-||-||}Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions....
, possibly with artists such as Villem de Vos, a nephew of the painter Marten de Vos
Marten de Vos

File:Marten_de_Vos Cana.jpgMarten de Vos , also Maarten, was a leading Antwerp Painting and drawing in the late sixteenth century. He had, like Frans Floris, travelled to Italy and adopted the Mannerism style popular at the time....
 and also Frans Pourbus the younger
Frans Pourbus the younger

Frans Pourbus the younger was a Flemish Painting, son of Frans Pourbus the Elder and grandson of Pieter Pourbus. He was born in Antwerp and died in Paris....
. He was eventually invited to Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
 under the patronage of the Medici Family where he studied Italian portraitists such as Il Guercino, the Spanish Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez

Diego Rodr?guez de Silva y Vel?zquez was a Spain painting who was the leading artist in the Noble court of King Philip IV of Spain. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period, important as a portrait painting....
 and France’s Pierre Mignard
Pierre Mignard

Pierre Mignard , called "Le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas, was a France Painting. He was born at Troyes, and came of a family of artists; he also needs to be distinguished from his nephew Pierre , often called "Pierre II" or "Le Chevalier"....
. Here in Italy he also became influenced by the Venetian artists.

See also

  • Flemish painting
    Flemish painting

    Flemish painting flourished from the early 15th century until the 17th century. County of Flanders delivered the leading painters in Northern Europe and attracted many promising young painters from neighbouring countries....


Selected Works

  • Portrait of a Lady, Oil on canvas, (Norton Simon Museum
    Norton Simon Museum

    The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. It was previously known by other names, including the Pasadena Art Institute and the Pasadena Art Museum....
    , Pasadena
    Pasadena, California

    Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl Game American football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,...
    )
  • Portrait of a Lady Wearing Pearls , Oil on Canvas, (Odessa Museum of Western and Eastern Art, Ukraine
    Ukraine

    Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
    )
  • Portrait of the Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife Vittoria della Rovere, Oil on Canvas, (National Gallery
    National Gallery, London

    The National Gallery in London, founded in 1824, houses a rich collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900 in its home on Trafalgar Square....
    , London
    London

    London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
    )
  • The Senators of Florence swearing Allegiance to Ferdinando II de’Medici, Oil on Canvas, (Ashmolean, Oxford
    Oxford

    Oxford is a City status in the United Kingdom, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. It has a population of 151,000. The rivers River Cherwell and River Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre....
    )
  • Portrait of Cardinale Carlo de' Medici, Oil on canvas, (Museo Poldi Pezzoli
    Museo Poldi Pezzoli

    The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an art museum in Milan, Italy.The museum was originated in the 19th century as private collection of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli and his mother, Rosa Trivulzio, of the family of the condottiero Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, and has a particularly broad collection of Northern Italian and Netherlandish/Flemish artists....
    , Milan
    Milan

    Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
    )
  • Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Ruler of Mantua from 1587-1612, Wearing a Cock' of the Order of the Redemeer, Oil on canvas,
  • Portrait of Galileo Galilei, (Shown right) Oil on canvas, (National Maritime Museum
    National Maritime Museum

    The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world....
    , Greenwich
    Greenwich

    'Greenwich' is a district in south-east London, England, on the south bank of the River Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is best known for its maritime history and as giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time....
    )
  • Portrait of Galileo, Oil on canvas, (Uffizi Gallery, Florence
    Florence

    Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
    )