Joos van Cleve

Self-Portrait, Joos van Cleve

Years of life:	1490 – 1540
Artist's students:	Cornelis van Cleve
Art Movement:	Northern Renaissance, Dutch and Flemish Renaissance
Painting School:	Flemish School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious
Country:	Flanders , Netherlands
Century:	XVI

A popular Antwerp-based painter of devotional altarpieces and portraits. In his work tradition (finely detailed northern technique, overloaded symbolism, stiffly posed figures and draperies) with progressive ideas (landscapes and rocky formations, Italian-style modeling with light, extravagant costumes, detailed surfaces). Note the charming homely details.

Joos van Cleve’s major works are Joris Vezeleer, c. 1518 (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art); The Last Judgment, c. 1520–25 (Minnesota: Minneapolis Institute of Arts); Virgin and Child with Angels, c. 1520–25 (Liverpool: Walker Art Gallery); The Annunciation, c. 1525 (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

The Annunciation

1525

The Annunciation • 1525
Saint Jerome in His Study

between 1520 and 1525

Saint Jerome in His Study • between 1520 and 1525
The Last Judgement

1520

The Last Judgement • 1520
Portrait of Francis I of France

Portrait of Francis I of France
Self-portrait

1519

Self-portrait • 1519
Henry VIII of England

between 1530 and 1535

Henry VIII of England • between 1530 and 1535
Adoration of the Magi

between 1526 and 1528

Adoration of the Magi • between 1526 and 1528
Man with the Rosary

1520

Man with the Rosary • 1520
The Infants Christ and Saint John the Baptist Embracing

between 1520 and 1525

The Infants Christ and Saint John the Baptist Embracing • between 1520 and 1525
Lady Eleanor of Austria

1530

Lady Eleanor of Austria • 1530
The Virgin with the Infant Christ Drinking Wine

1520

The Virgin with the Infant Christ Drinking Wine • 1520
Portrait of a Man and Woman

between 1520 and 1527

Portrait of a Man and Woman • between 1520 and 1527
Unknown Lady

1530

Unknown Lady • 1530
Monna Vanna or Mona Lisa Nude

Monna Vanna or Mona Lisa Nude
The Death of Lucretia

between 1520 and 1525

The Death of Lucretia • between 1520 and 1525