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Friedrich Sustris (c. 1540, in

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– 1599, in

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) was an Italian-Dutch painter, decorator and

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. He was a son of the artist

Lambert Sustris Lambert Sustris (c. 1515-1520 – c. 1584) was a Dutch painter active mainly in Venice. The works Sustris completed in Italy exhibit either a Mannerist style or qualities that may be deemed proto-baroque. He is also referred to as ''Albert ...

, who worked in Italy. Sustris got his training from his father Lambert in

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and Padua.Frederik Sustris
in the RKD From 1563 to 1567 he was trained by

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, after he had returned from a stay in

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in 1560. His first patron was Hans Fugger who ordered the decoration of the

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mansion in Venice. He was the son-in-law of Jan Kraeck. From 1573 onwards Sustris worked for

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before he became chief architect to the Bavarian court with William's accession to the throne in 1579.

Gallery

File:Friedrich Sustris - Triumphzug des Marius über Jugurtha - 10381 - Bavarian State Painting Collections.jpg, ''Triumphal procession of Marius over Jugurtha'' File:The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Little Angels in the Clouds MET DP801487.jpg, ''The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Little Angels in the Clouds'' (circa 1590)

Chief works

* Decoration and remodelling of Trausnitz Castle in Landshut * Expansion of the

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* St. Michael's Church and the

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in Munich

References

External links

Frederik Sustris
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sustris, Friedrich Renaissance architects Architects from Padua Architects of the Bavarian court 1599 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Year of birth unknown Artists from Padua Year of birth uncertain