1538
oil
panel
From the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Portrait of a young man is a 1538 oil by Joos van Cleve, a Northern Renaissance work, held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
This painting is a portrait of a young man. He is wearing a black hat and a black jacket over a white shirt with a red collar. His right hand rests on a wooden surface, and he holds a rolled-up paper in his fingers. The young man's face is the central focus of the painting, with his eyes looking directly at the viewer. The background of the painting is a muted green color, which helps to draw attention to the subject's face and clothing. The level of detail in the painting suggests that it was created using a technique that allows for subtle gradations of tone and texture. You might want to learn more about the artist who created this work, Joos van Cleve.
Joos van Cleve (; also Joos van der Beke; c. 1485–1490 – 1540/1541) was a leading painter active in Antwerp from his arrival there around 1511 until his death in 1540 or 1541. Within Dutch and Flemish Renaissance…
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