Synopses & Reviews
Joos van Cleve (active 1505/1508and#150;1540/1541) was an accomplished and influential Netherlandish artist in the first decades of the sixteenth century. A superb technician and sensitive colorist, he created some of the most attractive and endearing images in northern Renaissance painting. In this bookand#151;the first major study of Joos in nearly eighty yearsand#151;the foremost authority on the artist provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of Joosand#8217;s life and works.
John Hand discusses the events of Joos van Cleveand#8217;s career, the obscurity of his works after his death, and their rediscovery in the nineteenth century. He examines specific paintings in Joosand#8217;s oeuvre and addresses a wide range of topics concerning the artistand#8217;s style, chronology, iconography, influences, and many commissions. The second part of the book catalogues the complete paintings of Joos van Cleve, including works by Joos himself, workshop versions and copies of his paintings, and works of doubtful attribution.
Synopsis
This major study brings sixteenth-century Netherlandish artist Joos van Cleve out of undeserved obscurity. Accomplished and influential, Joos created some of the most endearing images in Northern Renaissance painting. The book first examines Joosand#8217;s career, style, and the critical history of his works, then catalogues his complete paintings.
About the Author
John Oliver Hand is curator of Northern Renaissance paintings at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.