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Jan van Cleve (III) or Jan van Cleef (III) (6 January 1646 – 18 December 1716) was a Dutch-born Flemish painter who is known for his altarpieces, allegorical pictures and mythological scenes.Jan van Cleve (III)
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History He worked in Brussels at the beginning of his career and later moved to Ghent.J.-J. Thonissen, ''Cleef, Jean van''
in: Biographie nationale de Belgique, Volume 4, p. 141-142
After de Crayer died, van Cleve was commissioned to complete his master de Crayer's unfinished works in various churches and to finish the cartoons for the tapestries ordered by the French king Louis XIV from the Antwerp tapestry workshops. He travelled to France to show his cartoons to the king in person. He remained for three months in Paris.
He worked in Ghent until his death at the age of 70.
Jan van Cleve (III) or Jan van Cleef (III) (6 January 1646 – 18 December 1716) was a Dutch-born Flemish painter who is known for his altarpieces, allegorical pictures and mythological scenes.Jan van Cleve (III)at the Netherlands Institute for Art History He worked in Brussels at the beginning of his career and later moved to Ghent.J.-J. Thonissen, ''Cleef, Jean van''
in: Biographie nationale de Belgique, Volume 4, p. 141-142
Life
Van Cleve was born in Venlo in the duchy ofGuelders
The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.
Geography
The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in pr ...
. Displaying from an early age an interest and facility in art, he went to Brussels where he joined the workshop of the Flemish artist Luigi Primo
Louis Cousin, in Italy mainly known as Luigi Primo or Luigi Gentile (c. 1605–1667) was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period, who was active in Italy for a major part of his career. Working in a style, which combined his Flemish roots with ...
who had worked for a long period of time in Italy. He is believed to have moved later to the workshop of Gaspard de Crayer
Gaspar de Crayer or Jasper de CrayerName variations: Caspar de Crayer and Gaspard de Crayer (18 November 1584 – 27 January 1669) was a Flemish painter known for his many Counter-Reformation altarpieces and portraits. He was a court paint ...
. While there is no documentary evidence for such apprenticeship, the stylistic closeness of van Cleve to de Crayer supports this fact. Van Cleve also completed and copied a number of works of de Crayer. When de Crayer left Brussels for Ghent around 1664, van Cleve followed his master and established himself in Ghent where he resided for the rest of his life.
After de Crayer died, van Cleve was commissioned to complete his master de Crayer's unfinished works in various churches and to finish the cartoons for the tapestries ordered by the French king Louis XIV from the Antwerp tapestry workshops. He travelled to France to show his cartoons to the king in person. He remained for three months in Paris.
He worked in Ghent until his death at the age of 70.
Works
Jan van Cleve painted altarpieces, allegorical pictures and mythological scenes. He was a prolific painter who was commissioned to produce many religious works for the churches and convents in Flanders andBrabant Brabant is a traditional geographical region (or regions) in the Low Countries of Europe. It may refer to:
Place names in Europe
* London-Brabant Massif, a geological structure stretching from England to northern Germany
Belgium
* Province of Bra ...
. His style was close to that of his master de Crayer. His best works are in the convent of the Black Nuns in Ghent and the town hall of Ghent.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cleef, Jan van 1646 births 1716 deaths Flemish history painters People from Venlo