page_title: Joos van Cleve
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: Joos van Cleve / Life
caption_attribution_description: Altarpiece
context_page_description: Joos van Cleve was a painter active in Antwerp around 1511 to 1540. He is known for combining traditional Dutch painting techniques with influences of more contemporary Renaissance painting styles.
  An active member and co-deacon of the Guild of Saint Luke of Antwerp, he is known mostly for his religious works and portraits of royalty. As a skilled technician, his art shows sensitivity to color and a unique solidarity of figures. He was one of the first to introduce broad landscapes in the backgrounds of his paintings, which would become a popular technique of sixteenth century northern Renaissance paintings.
  He was the father of Cornelis van Cleve who also became a painter. Cornelis became mentally ill during a residence in England and was therefore referred to as 'Sotte Cleef'.
caption: Altarpiece of the Lamentation, 1520-1525
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