1520
oil
panel
From the collection of Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium
Virgin and Child with Saints Anne and Joachim is a 1520 oil by Joos van Cleve, a Northern Renaissance work, depicting Holy Family, held at Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
This painting shows a tender scene of the Virgin Mary and her mother, Saint Anne, with the infant Jesus. Saint Joachim, Mary's father, is also present. The figures are set in a lush outdoor landscape with a distant view of a village and mountains. The artist has used rich colors and detailed textures to bring the scene to life. The Virgin's blue robe and Saint Anne's red cloak stand out against the more subdued tones of the background. If you're interested in learning more about this painting, you might want to look up the artist, 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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