Hendrik van Cleve III (c. 1524–1595)

• Was a  Netherlandish Flemish painter, draughtsman and designer of prints.
• Hendrick van Cleve III was born in Antwerp as the son of Willem van Cleve the Elder, a painter.
• He is called "the third" to differentiate him from his brothers Hendrik van Cleve I and Hendrick II (Guild of St. Luke, 1534).
• Hendrick initially learned drawing under his father.
• It is certain that Hendrick travelled to Italy.
• In Italy he made many drawings of mountain views, buildings and cityscapes, which he later used in his works.
• Hendrick is mentioned in the records of the Antwerp Guild in 1557 when a certain Cornelis Janssens is enrolled as his pupil.
• In 1580s he created a large number of signed and dated paintings and drawings.

• As a good painter of landscapes, his master Frans Floris and his brother Marten often invited him to paint the landscapes in his compositions.

• He married Paesschyn Suys in Antwerp on 2 July 1555.

• The couple had three sons named Gillis, Hans and Hendrick who all became painters.

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