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Giusto Utens

Illustration — Villa La Petraia by Giusto Utens Giusto Utens or Justus Utens (died 1609) was a Flemish painter who is remembered for the series of Medicean villas in lunette form that he painted for the third Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando I, in 1599–1602.

Also recorded as Iustus van Utens

Giusto Utens

Palazzo dei mozzi, interno lunetta alla giusto utens

sailko · I, Sailko · CC BY-SA 3.0

Born
1600 · Brussels metropolitan area.
Died
1609 · Carrara.
Nationality
Netherlands
Occupation
painter
Known for
Series of the Medici villas
Languages
Dutch

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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