Flemish painter and draftsman (c.1527–1581)

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A man and a woman sit in a farmyard, the man has a hen on his knee. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

A fisherman on a river bank offers a fish to a young woman and asks her for a favour. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

A man holds a bow and arrow: a woman tests the sharpness of the point of the arrow. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

A man eats from a dish as the woman talks to him. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

A man and a woman sit together holding a bowl. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

The fisherman has brought home his catch of fish which fall out of the net at the woman's feet. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

The man reaches forward to kiss the woman.

A woman stuffing sausages banters with a man about his not measuring up to the largest size. Engraving after M. van Cleve, ca. 1570.

A woman is upset as a man takes his leave of her. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

A woman blows into the blowpipe of a man's bag pipes. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

A man drinks from a glass as a woman holds a jug and raises her hand in the air. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

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Marten van Cleve

Images from the collections

Images by Marten van Cleve

Works from the collections

A woman stuffing sausages banters with a man about his not measuring up to the largest size. Engraving after M. van Cleve, ca. 1570.

A fisherman on a river bank offers a fish to a young woman and asks her for a favour. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

A man eats from a dish as the woman talks to him. Engraving after M. van Cleve.

The man reaches forward to kiss the woman.

The fisherman has brought home his catch of fish which fall out of the net at the woman's feet. Engraving after M. van Cleve.