Circle Of Cornelis Van Cleve (second Half Of The 16th Century)

Circle of Cornelis van Cleve (2nd half 16th C.)
(Antwerp 1520 - in or after 1570 Antwerp)
Dancing putti
Oil on panel : 50,3 X 90,7 cm
Unsigned
Frame : 62,9 X 108,4 cm

Dancing cherubs were a popular subject in Antwerp during the second half of the 16th century. Italian references and subjects corresponded with the interests and tastes of local patrons who had received a Humanist education. These compositions with putti by Flemish painters were actually inspired by an Italian Renaissance engraving of Marcantonio Raimondi from circa 1520, that refers to the art of Raphael.
Traditionally these Flemish paintings with dancking amoretti have been attributed to Cornelis van Cleve, to his workshop and to Antwerp painters from his circle.

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