Artists

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  Portrait of a Man and Woman $AU 242.95 ~ 925.86
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  Portrait of Eleonora, Queen of France $AU 229.52 ~ 1,024.26
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  The Death of the Virgin $AU 286.22 ~ 1,788.90

Joos van Clevce the Elder (1485? Cleve or Antwerp-1540/41 Antwerp), also called josse van Cleef or Joos van der Bede, was almost certainly the artist known as the "Master of the Death of the Virgin," and it is likely that he visited Miln and Paris at some point in his career. In 1511 he entered the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp. Cleve's art, which shows traits of both the late Gothic style and of Mannerism, was also influenced by the work of Quentin Massys, Jan Gossaert and Leonardo da Vinci. It is thanks to Cleve that Dutch painting was given new energy through contact with Italian art. Typical of his paintings are fine sense for the weight of each color, the avoidance of dramatic excesses, a slightly clutterd use of figures, and a masterly rendering of various textures and forms. The influence of Italian painting on his works is especially apparent in the clear, expressive nature of his portraits. Among the artist's works are The Death of the virgin, before 1523, Alte Pinakothek, Munich; and The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1527, Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden.