Lambert Sustris, 1515/16 – um 1595 Venedig Lot n° 217

THE FEAST OF THE GODS Oil on wood. Parquet. 89 x 193 cm. In decorative gilt frame. Accompanied by an expert opinion by Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Maria Pilo and by Egidio Martini dated December 5, 1979. In a wide wooded landscape, in the light of the late afternoon sun, the festival of the gods that is just taking place, sitting around a large table, partly in pairs. Among the gods depicted, identified by their attributes, seated at the right edge of the table, with gray hair and beard and holding in his hand a bundle of lightning, is Zeus, the supreme Olympian god of Greek mythology and more powerful than all the other Greek gods combined. In addition, an eagle is placed at his side as an attribute. Furthermore, Athena, the goddess of wisdom and battle with helmet and lance, is depicted behind him on the left, the goddess Hera with a peacock is seated on the right, Poseidon with his attribute, a trident, as well as Hermes, the messenger of the gods with winged cap and Hermes' staff, standing on the left. At the right edge of the picture two putti, to whom wine is poured into their bowls from a large amphora. In the left half of the background a shepherd with his sheep is visible. Figure-rich depiction with many details in restrained colours. Rest. Note: The motif with the banquet of the gods can also be found in the frescoes by Raphael (1483-1520), dated around 1517, which decorated the ceiling of the Loggia of Psyche in the Villa Farnesina Lambert Sustris was a Dutch painter who was mainly active in Italy and there especially in Venice. He created manneristic mythological scenes as well as impressive portraits. The artist, who was probably born in Amsterdam, was probably trained in Haarlem or in Utrecht, in the circle of Maarten Jacobsz van Heemskerck (1498-1574) or of Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). In the early 1530s he went to Rome, where he worked in the workshop of Tiziano Vecellio (1485-1576) between 1542 and 1544.... (1290513) (3) (18) Lambert Sustris, 1515/16 - c. 1595 Venice THE FEAST OF THE GODS Oil on panel. Parquetted. 89 x 193 cm. Accompanied by an expert's report by Professor Dr Giuseppe Maria Pilo and by Egidio Martini dated 5 December 1979. Notes: The motif with the banquet of the gods can also be found in frescoes by Raphael (1483-1520), dated ca. 1517, which adorned the ceiling of the Loggia of the Psyche in the Villa Farnesina.