Cornelis IJsbrantsz Cussens

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

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

Biography

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]

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

Persondata
Name	Cussens, Cornelis
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch Golden Age painter
Date of birth	1580
Place of birth	Haarlem
Date of death	1618
Place of death	Haarlem