Madonna and Child

Joos van Cleve painted this Madonna and Child around 1524, one of the many devotional compositions his prolific Antwerp workshop produced for both local and international markets. Joos van Cleve's Madonnas were among the most commercially successful products of the Antwerp art market. Joos van Cleve was a leading Antwerp painter who synthesized Flemish panel painting tradition with Italian Renaissance influence, making him one of the most sought-after Netherlandish masters of his generation.

The panel shows the Joos van Cleve workshop's characteristic smooth modeling with warm flesh tones, careful rendering of the tender maternal subject, and polished finish.