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Pieter Lastman
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pieter Pietersz. Lastman, Pieter Lasman, J. Lastman, Pieter Laistman, Pieter Lostman, Peter Lastman, Pieter Leastman, Pieter Pietersen
Dutch painter (1583–1633)
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Pieter Lastman was born in 1583 in Amsterdam and died there on 4 April 1633; he was buried at the Oude Kerk. A citizen of the Dutch Republic and a Catholic, he worked as a painter, visual artist, draftsperson and etcher in landscape painting, history painting and portraiture, active in Rome and Amsterdam. He studied under Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink and taught Rembrandt, Jan Albertsz Rotius and Jan Lievens. He spoke Dutch. His works are held in collections including the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Städel Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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Key facts
- Born
- 1583 ( 1583 )
- Died
- 1633 (aged 49 – 50), Amsterdam
- Resting place
- Oude Kerk
- Known for
- Being the teacher of Rembrandt
- Style
- Biblical landscapes
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pieter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- etcher
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Native language
- Dutch
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Student of
- Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink
- Genre
- portrait
- Work location
- Amsterdam
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- place of burial
- Oude Kerk
- Commons category
- Pieter Lastman
- date of death
- 1633-00-00
- date of birth
- 1583-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Pieter Lastman
- student
- Jan Lievens
- Commons gallery
- Pieter Lastman
- name in native language
- Pieter Lastman
- has works in the collection
- Museum Kunstpalast
- date of burial or cremation
- 1633-04-04
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Works in European collections
35 objects attributed to Pieter Lastman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
[Sophonisbe receiving the poison cup; Sophonisbe Receiving the Poisoned Cup]
The Baptism of the Chamberlain
Judith
The Judgement of Midas
King David playing the harp
Susanna and the two elderly
The Baptism of the Chamberlain
The Angel Raising Elias in the Desert
Sketches of standing and walking figures, two animal heads, sketch of a standing figure and a head in the three-quarter profile
Abraham’s farewell to Hagar and Ismael
[Juda and Thamar; Judah and Tamar]
[Landscape with Tobias and the Angel; Landscape with Tobias and the Angel]
Annunciation to Manoah
[Landscape with Sunset Buildings]
The finding of Mosis
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Encyclopedic overview
Pieter Lastman, The Angel Raphael Takes Leave of Old Tobit and his Son Tobias
Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces, hands and feet.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pieter Lastman” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.