Curatorial Narrative The Follower of Joos van Cleve’s “Madonna and Child” occupies a unique position within the Renaissance still life tradition. Crafted in a style redolent of the period’s most refined artistic endeavors, this work showcases an exceptional level of technical proficiency. The artist’s fine brushwork imbues the composition with an almost three-dimensional quality, while the palette, consisting of rich reds, lush greens, and burnished golds, is tempered by judicious applications of white and brown to create a nuanced chromatic structure.When enlarged to 44×47 inches, the composition assumes a commanding presence within a luxury interior environment. The spatial rhythm established by the placement of figures against a neutral background allows for an unhurried examination of the palette’s atmospheric weight, as well as the interplay between contrasting textures and luminosities. In particular, the golds and reds assume