Pieter Lastman
Illustration — 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.
Also recorded as Pieter Pietersz. Lastman · Pieter Lasman · J. Lastman · Pieter Laistman
Pieter Lastman
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- Name
- Pieter Lastman
- Born
- 1583
- Died
- 1633
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Known for
- Being the teacher of Rembrandt
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · visual artist · copper engraver · draftsperson · etcher
- Fields
- landscape painting · history painting · schutterstuk · portrait
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Illustration — 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.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pieter Lastman • Born — 1583 • Died — 1633 • Place of death — Amsterdam • Resting Place — Oude Kerk • Known for — Being the teacher of Rembrandt • Style — Biblical landscapes
Early life
Early life
Pieter Lastman was born in Amsterdam. He was the fourth child of Pieter Segersz, (1548-1624), a town-beadle who was dismissed in 1578 for being a Catholic. His mother, Barber Jacobsdr, (1549-1624) was an appraiser of paintings and goods.
Education and Italy
Education and Italy
His apprenticeship was with Gerrit Pietersz Sweelinck, the brother of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Between approximately 1604 and 1607, Lastman was in Italy, where he was influenced by Caravaggio (as were the painters of the Utrecht School a few years later) and by Adam Elsheimer.
Back in Amsterdam
Back in Amsterdam
Back in Amsterdam he moved in with his mother in the Sint Antoniesbreestraat, living next to mayor Geurt van Beuningen. Lastman never married although he promised to marry the sister of Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero. Because of his health Lastman moved in with his brother in 1632.
Death
Death
He died the next year after moving in with his brother and was buried in the Oude Kerk on 4 April 1633.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Wedding Night of Tobias and Sarah, 1611, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston • Illustration — Hagar's Farewell 1612, Hamburger Kunsthalle • Illustration — Resurrection 1612, Getty Center • Illustration — Juno Discovering Jupiter with Io, 1618, National Gallery • Illustration — Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614, Rijksmuseum • Illustration — Jonah and the Whale, 1621, Museum Kunstpalast • Illustration — The Triumph of Mordechai, 1624, Rembrandt House Museum • Illustration — The Angel and Tobias with the Fish 1625, Gemeentelijk Museum Het Princessehof-Leeuwarden • Illustration — Baptism of the Eunuch (1623) • Illustration — Stoning of Saint Stephen - Drawing
Life and career
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Life and career
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1583
Pieter Lastman born at Amsterdam.
1612
The sacrifice of Abraham (Rijksmuseum).
1614
Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar (Rijksmuseum).
1617
Christ and the woman of Canaan (Rijksmuseum).
1633
Pieter Lastman died at Amsterdam.
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. 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.
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Additional sources
Additional sources
• Murray97Murray, P. & L. (1997). Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists (7th edition), p. 287, 436–438. London: Penguin Books..
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