Cornelis IJsbrantsz Cussens

Glass 27 in the Janskerk (Gouda) by Cussens; the Pharisee and the Publican.

Cornelis Cussens (1580–1618) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman and glass painter.

Biography

Cussens was born and died in Haarlem. According to Houbraken he was a contemporary of the brothers Crabeth and Willem Thibaut.[1]

According to Karel van Mander who called him Cornelis Ysbrandsz, he was an excellent glass painter who owned some works by Hendrick Goltzius.[2]

According to the RKD he was a draughtsman known for his figures.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ (Dutch) Cornelis Cussens Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ↑ (Dutch) Cornelis Ysbrandsz in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. ↑ Cornelis Cussens in the RKD