Cornelis van Cleve, Cornelis van Cleef or Cornelis van der Beke, nickname Sotte Cleve ('Mad Cleve')[1] (1520 in Antwerp – 1567/1614)[2] was a Flemish Renaissance painter active in Antwerp who is known for his religious compositions and portraits. Starting his career in Antwerp in the workshop of his father Joos van Cleve, he later worked for a while in London. When he failed to achieve success in England, he became insane and stopped painting.[3]
- ^ Cleve, Cornelis van der Beke van (Sotte Cleef) at the Frick Collection
- ^ Leo van Puyvelde (1942), The Flemish drawings in the collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle, p. 13
- ^ Cornelis van Cleve at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)