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Lastman is the surname of the following notable people:
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Melvin Douglas Lastman, nicknamed "Mayor Mel" or "Mega City Mel", is a Canadian businessman and politician. He is the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain. He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1973 until 1997. At the end of 1997, North York, along with five other municipalities, was amalgamated with the city of Toronto. Lastman ran for and won the mayoral race for the new "megacity", defeating incumbent Toronto mayor Barbara Hall. Re-elected in November 2000, he served until his retirement after the 2003 municipal election.
Yasmin Ratansi is a Canadian politician, who represents the Toronto area riding of Don Valley East in the House of Commons. Now sitting as an independent, she was elected as a Liberal in 2004 until her defeat in 2011, and again following re-election in 2015 and 2019. Ratansi is an Ismaili Muslim, and was the first Muslim woman elected to Parliament.
Dutch Canadians are Canadians with full or partial Dutch ancestry. According to the Canada 2006 Census, there were 1,035,965 Canadians of Dutch descent, including those of full or partial ancestry. This increased to 1,111,655 in 2016.
Ferdinand Bol was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt's influence; like his master, Bol favored historical subjects, portraits, numerous self-portraits, and single figures in exotic finery.
Pieter Lastman (1583–1633) was a Dutch painter. Lastman is considered important because of his work as a painter of history pieces and because his pupils included Rembrandt and Jan Lievens. In his paintings Lastman paid careful attention to the faces, hands and feet.
Mel Lastman Square is a public square at North York Civic Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is named for former North York mayor Mel Lastman. It was officially opened on June 16, 1989 by Norman Jewison and Brie Lastman. The architects were J. Michael Kirkland.
Events from the year 1633 in art.
Events from the year 1625 in art.
Salomon de Bray was a Dutch Golden Age painter and architect.
Bartholomeus Breenbergh was a Dutch Golden Age painter of Italian and Italianate landscapes, in Rome (1619-1630) and Amsterdam (1630-1657).
Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert or Nicolaes Moyaert or Mooyaert (1592–1655) was an authoritative Catholic Dutch painter. He followed Rembrandt in his use of red chalk.
The year 1583 in art involved some significant events and new works.
Jan Albertsz. Rotius was a Dutch painter known for his individual and group portraits, breakfast still lifes, kitchen still lifes and fruit still lifes. He was active in Hoorn and was the father of the flower painter Jacob Rotius.
Pieter Pietersz Nedek (1616–1686) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Nicolaes Lastman, was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History, he was the brother of Pieter Lastman and is sometimes mistakenly called "Claes Pietersz Lastman" as the son of Pieter. He is known for portraits, landscapes, and architectural studies. He started a large schutterstuk in Amsterdam that was later finished by Adriaen van Nieulandt.
Susanna and the Elders is a painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt from the Baroque period. It is an oil on panel painting completed in the year 1647. It depicts the story of Susanna, a Deuterocanonical text from the book of Daniel in the Bible. The painting is currently housed at the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin.
Dale H. Lastman, C.M. is the current Chair of Goodmans. He is the son of former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman.
Nicolaas is the Dutch equivalent of the masculine given name Nicholas. Before the 19th century the name was also written Nicolaes, while Nikolaas is an uncommon variant spelling. Most people with the name use a short form in daily life, like Claas, Claes, Klaas, Nico, and Niek.
Suffer little children to come unto me or Let the Little Children Come to Me, is a painting attributed to the Dutch painter Rembrandt. The subject of the portrait is the teaching of Jesus about little children and it is estimated that Rembrandt painted it in Leiden in the 1620s.
Nicolaes is a given name that is spelled Nicolaas in modern Dutch. Notable people with this name include the following: