Artist
Marten van Cleve
Habsburg Netherlands, 1527–1581
Marten van Cleve was a Habsburg Netherlands Northern Renaissance artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Kunsthistorisches Museum. Marten van Cleve was born in Antwerp.
Marten van Cleve the Elder (Antwerp, c. 1527 – Antwerp, before 24 November 1581) was a Flemish painter and draftsman active in Antwerp between 1551 and 1581. Van Cleve is mainly known for his genre scenes with peasants and landscapes, which show a certain resemblance with the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Marten van Cleve was one of the leading Flemish artists of his generation.
His subjects and compositions were an important influence on the work of Pieter Brueghel the Younger and other genre painters of his generation.
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