TALLER DE JOOS VAN CLEVE (c.1485-c.1540). "VIRGIN OF THE MILK" (Virgo Lactans), CIRCA 1510-1530.
Oil on board.
Including study by CAEM. 23,6 x 19 cm. Thanks to exhaustive study carried out at CAEM (Centre of the Art of the Modern Era) the work that we have the pleasure to present to you has been dated between 1510 and 1520 and attributed with absolute certainty to the studio of Joos van Cleve, and is a replica of one of his pieces “The Virgin of the Milk”, an image captured numerous times in response to a popular, frequently requested theme. After technical analysis and restoration CAEM was able to see original elements which attributed the work with even more certainty to Joos van Cleve’s studio, such as the appearance of of the animal skin sleeve of the Virgin, or the original drawing which was found on underlying layers of paint. Joos van Cleve, the Flemmish painter, descendent of a well known family of artists achieved great fame at the beginning of the XVI amongst the Antwerp painters, via his magnificent portraits and paintings on religious themes characterised by their fluid technique and powerful use of colour. In 1511 he established himself in Antwerp, probably having previously spent some years in Bruges. During this time he collaborated on more than one occasion with the landscape artist Joachim Patinir, who was important to his integration into the circle of Antwerp painters, in which he came to occupy important positions. Before people knew him by his real name, he was called the Master of the Death of the Virgin thanks to two works attributed to him on that theme. (Munich and Cologne.) In about 1516 he set up his own studio where a great many artsts worked, including close family members like his two brothers Jozijne y Cornelis van Cleve, and including painter friends like Claas van Brugge, who eventually set up their own studios. Soon after 1530 he worked for the French court, where he made portraits of Frances I and his wife Leonor of Portugal. At around 1536 he painted the likeness of the king of England, Henry VIII. The Museum Thyssen- Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain holds two of his works: a self portrait from around 1519 and Child of the Passion on a globe of the earth around 1530.
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