Lombard was born in
Liège, where in 1532 he became
court painter and architect. A few paintings and many drawings have been preserved.
In 1537, he was sent to
Rome by
Érard 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.
The engravings of Giorgio Ghisi, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Lambert Lombard (see index)