Lambert Sustris was a Dutch

Dutch people

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 painter active mainly in Venice

Venice

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 during the Mannerist

Mannerism

Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...

 style. He is also referred to as Alberto de Olanda (Albert of Holland). He was born in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, and only came to Venice when over 40 years old. His training is unknown, but he was utilized by the studio of Titian

Titian

Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...

 for the depiction of landscapes. He accompanied Titian on his trips to Augsburg

Augsburg

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 in 1548 and 1550–1551, and there executed portraits. Returning to Venice, he was influenced by Parmigianino

Parmigianino

Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola , also known as Francesco Mazzola or more commonly as Parmigianino or sometimes "Parmigiano", was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma...

 and Andrea Meldolla. He was a teacher to Girolamo Muziano

Girolamo Muziano

Girolamo Muziano , was an Italian painter, active in a late-Renaissance or Mannerism style. He was born in Acquafredda, near Brescia, but active mainly in Rome....

. His son was Friedrich Sustris

Friedrich Sustris

Friedrich Sustris was a German-Dutch painter, decorator and architect. He was a son of the artist Lambert Sustris, who worked in Italy....

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