Joos van Cleve (also known as Joos van der Beke) became a master in Antwerp in 1511 and died in the winter of 1540-1. He evidently spent time at the French court where he painted pictures including portraits for the French King Francis I. Joos van Cleve had many assistants and appears to have collaborated on occasion with other independent masters.
Joos van Cleve
active about 1511; died 1541/2
Paintings by Joos van Cleve
Follower of Joos van Cleve
A dark-haired lady wears a white headdress and a dark grey dress with a black yoke and brown fur linings in the sleeves. She is evidently well off: the neckline of her chemise is decorated with golden cords and rosettes, and she wears a gold chain and rings.This is Anna van Spangen, identifiable...
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Follower of Joos van Cleve
A woman dressed in the white habit of an Augustinian canoness kneels in front of the Virgin Mary and Christ. Mary is seated on a low, L-shaped brick wall topped with turf, with Christ perched on her knee. He holds a string of red beads with a gold tassel on one end and a yellow ring – perhaps a t...
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Workshop of Joos van Cleve
The Virgin Mary is seated behind a grey parapet on which the infant Christ stands. He grasps at her strangely high breast and she curls her right hand protectively around him. Saint Joseph, in a straw hat and glasses, reads at a lectern.This is one of many similar paintings associated with Joos v...
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After Joos van Cleve
A man kneels before the Virgin Mary and infant Christ, and kisses the child’s hand – this is the Adoration of the Kings, taking place in the ruins of a palace. Saint Joseph, his luggage on a stick over his shoulder, pushes his hat back on his forehead.It was once a triptych (a painting made up of...
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