Lambert Lombard (Liège
, 1505 –
1566) was a Renaissance painter,
architect and theorist for the Prince-Bishopric
of Liège
. During his career he worked for Jan Gossaert in Middelburg
and trained Frans
Floris. In 1532 he became court painter and architect
in Liège
. A
few paintings and many drawings have been preserved.
In 1537 he
was sent to Rome
by Erard de la Marck, prince-bishop of Liège,
to buy works of art, and he discovered the wonders of the Italian Renaissance. On his
return he brought not only works of art, but also the new ideas
concerning art and the position of the artist, to Liège.
Dominicus Lampsonius wrote a
biography of Lombard,
The Life of Lambert Lombard.
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