Friedrich Sustris

Birth of a child, 1565

Friedrich Sustris (c. 1540 in Padua – 1599 in Munich) was an Italian-Dutch painter,^[1] decorator and architect. He was a son of the artist Lambert Sustris, who worked in Italy.

Sustris got his training from his father Lambert in Venice and Padua.^[2] From 1563 to 1567 he was trained by Giorgio Vasari in Florence, after he had returned from a stay in Rome in 1560. His first patron was Hans Fugger who ordered the decoration of the Fugger mansion in Venice. He was the son-in-law of Jan Kraeck.^[2] From 1573 onwards Sustris worked for William V, Duke of Bavaria^[1] in Landshut before he became chief architect to the Bavarian court with William's accession to the throne in 1579.

Chief works

Trausnitz Castle, Renaissance Court

Decoration and remodelling of Trausnitz Castle in Landshut
Expansion of the Residenz, Munich
St. Michael's Church and the Old Academy in Munich

References

1 2 "The Court Art of Friedrich Sustris by Susan Maxwell". Ashgate.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
1 2 Frederik Sustris in the RKD

External links

Frederik Sustris on Artnet

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[art-1] 1 2 "The Court Art of Friedrich Sustris by Susan Maxwell". Ashgate.com. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

[RKD-2] 1 2 Frederik Sustris in the RKD