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Justus Sustermans

1597–1681 · Habsburg Netherlands

Born
1597 · Antwerp
Died
1681 · Florence

18 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Justus Sustermans, also known as Joost Sustermans or Suttermans, and Giusto, was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He is mainly known for his portraits, but also painted history, genre paintings, still lifes, and animals.

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Justus Sustermans, Joost Sustermans or Suttermans, his given name Italianised to Giusto (28 September 1597 – 23 April 1681), was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who is mainly known for his portraits. He also painted history and genre paintings, still lifes and animals. Sustermans is chiefly noted for his portraits of members of the Medici family as he was its court painter. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II invited him to Vienna to paint portraits of the Imperial family and granted Sustermans and his brothers patents of nobility. During his lifetime he was fêted as the finest portrait painter in Italy.

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Selected registered works by Justus Sustermans

Selected from 18 works by Justus Sustermans in the Collect24 Registry.

Justus Sustermans, Portrait of a Man

Justus Sustermans

Portrait of a Man, 1649

oil paint

120 × 93.5 cm

National Gallery

C24-350828

Justus Sustermans, Portrait of a Woman and Her Son

Justus Sustermans

Portrait of a Woman and Her Son, 1650

oil paint

124.7 × 101.9 cm

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

C24-452721

Justus Sustermans, Portrait of Anna de' Medici (1616-1676), Archduchess with her Lapdog

Justus Sustermans

Portrait of Anna de' Medici (1616-1676), Archduchess with her Lapdog, 1630

oil paint

129 × 100 cm

Kunsthistorisches Museum

C24-435300

Justus Sustermans, Portrait of Eleonore von Gonzaga (1598-1655), Empress in Black Dress

Justus Sustermans

Portrait of Eleonore von Gonzaga (1598-1655), Empress in Black Dress, 1623

oil paint

207 × 108 cm

Kunsthistorisches Museum

C24-434894

Justus Sustermans, Bildnis einer Prinzessin

Justus Sustermans

Bildnis einer Prinzessin, 1639

82.2 × 59.7 cm

Bavarian State Painting Collections

C24-187232

Justus Sustermans, Portrait of a Woman

Justus Sustermans

Portrait of a Woman, 17th century

oil on canvas

184 × 110 cm

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp

C24-143755

Justus Sustermans, Cosimo II de' Medici (1590–1621), Grand Duke of Tuscany

Justus Sustermans

Cosimo II de' Medici (1590–1621), Grand Duke of Tuscany, 1597–1681

Oil on canvas, transferred from wood

198.1 × 121.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-136026

Justus Sustermans, Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610–1670) as a Boy

Justus Sustermans

Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610–1670) as a Boy

Oil on canvas

131.8 × 102.9 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-134913

Justus Sustermans, The Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife

Justus Sustermans

The Grand Duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany and his Wife, 1660

oil paint

161 × 147 cm

National Gallery

C24-360873

Justus Sustermans, Portrait of a Florentine Lady

Justus Sustermans

Portrait of a Florentine Lady, after 1620

Black and red chalk, brush and grayish brown and gray washes, touches of brush in black ink,

35.7 × 21.3 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-941543

Justus Sustermans, Portrait of Mattias de' Medici

Justus Sustermans

Portrait of Mattias de' Medici, 1627

oil paint

55.5 × 54 cm

Kunsthistorisches Museum

C24-435293

Justus Sustermans, Grand-duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany (1610-1670) in Armour

Justus Sustermans

Grand-duke Ferdinand II of Tuscany (1610-1670) in Armour, 1600

oil paint

200 × 116 cm

Kunsthistorisches Museum

C24-434932

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