Lambert Lombard
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Lambert Lombard (Liège, 1505 – 1566) was a Renaissance painter, architect and theorist from 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 is sent by to Rome by Erard de la Marck, prince-bishop of Liège, to buy works of art, and discovers the Italian Renaissance. On his returns he brings not only works of art, but also the new ideas concerning art and the position of the artist, to Liège.
