Pieter Lastman
Pieter Lastman | |
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Born | 1583 |
Died | 1633 (aged 49–50) Amsterdam |
Resting place | Oude Kerk |
Nationality | Dutch |
Known for | Being the teacher of Rembrandt |
Style | Biblical landscapes |
Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter.[1] Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens.[2] In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces, hands and feet.[1]
Early life
Pieter Lastman was born in Amsterdam. He was the fourth child of Pieter Segersz, (1548-1624),[2] a town-beadle who was dismissed in 1578 for being a Catholic.[2] His mother, Barber Jacobsdr, (1549-1624)[2] was an appraiser of paintings and goods.
Education and Italy
His apprenticeship was with
Back in Amsterdam
Back in Amsterdam he moved in with his mother in the
Death
He died the next year after moving in with his brother, and was buried in the
Students
Because Rembrandt never visited Italy, it is likely that he was influenced by Caravaggio (see e.g. chiaroscuro) mainly or significantly via Lastman. His pupils besides Rembrandt and Lievens were Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Nicolaes Lastman, Pieter Pieterz Nedek and Jan Albertsz Rotius.[3]
Rembrandt used many of the same themes as Lastman. Among his most famous works his rendition of the Stoning of Saint Stephen, The Baptism of the Eunuch, and Sacrifice of Abraham appear to be very influenced by Lastman. It is even possible that as an apprentice, Rembrandt may have done the preliminary sketches for each of these works by Lastman.
Gallery
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Wedding Night of Tobias and Sarah, 1611, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Hagar's Farewell 1612, Hamburger Kunsthalle
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Resurrection 1612, Getty Center
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Juno Discovering Jupiter with Io, 1618, National Gallery
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Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614, Rijksmuseum
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Jonah and the Whale, 1621, Museum Kunstpalast
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The Triumph of Mordechai, 1624, Rembrandt House Museum
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The Angel and Tobias with the Fish 1625, Gemeentelijk Museum Het Princessehof-Leeuwarden
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Baptism of the Eunuch (1623)
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Stoning of Saint Stephen - Drawing
References
- ^ a b "pieter-lastman-the-angel Raphael-takes-leave-of-old-tobit-and-his-son-tobias". www.smk.dk. Archived from the original on 2015-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "Pieter Lastman". The Leiden Collection. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
- RKD
Additional sources
- ISBN 0-14-051300-0.
External links
Media related to Pieter Lastman at Wikimedia Commons
- Artcyclopedia on Pieter Lastman
- The Rijksmuseum on Pieter Lastman
- Works and literature on Pieter Lastman at PubHist
- Works at WGA
- Dutch and Flemish paintings from the Hermitage, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Lastman (cat. no. 17)