Bernard van Orley

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Bernard van Orley (between 1487 and 1491 – 1541)

• Was a versatile Flemish artist and painter.
• He was born and died in Brussels.
• Bernard van Orley belonged to a large family of painters.
• His father Valentin van Orley had been a tapestry designer in Brussels.
• He served as a sort of commissioner of the arts for the Brussels town council.
• He was the court artist of the Habsburg rulers.
• He was extremely productive, concentrating on the design of his works, and leaving their execution largely to others, in the case of painting, and entirely so, in the case of the tapestries and stained glass.
• Many drawings, mostly studies for designs for tapestries and stained glass, also survive.
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Bernard van Orley, Virgin and Child with Angels, ca. 1518

Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2024.

Bernard van Orley, Virgin and Child with Angels, ca. 1518

Bernard van Orley, Christ among the Doctors [obverse], c. 1513

Original, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Visited in 2017-2018.

Bernard van Orley, Christ among the Doctors [obverse], c. 1513

Barent (Barent) van Orley, The Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1513

Original, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Visited in 2017-2018.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, The Marriage of the Virgin, c. 1513

Barent (Barent) van Orley, The Adoration of the Magi, 1520-25

Original, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visited in 2018-20.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, The Adoration of the Magi, 1520-25

Barent (Barent) van Orley, Portrait of a Man in a Black Cap, 1522-27

Original, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden. Visited in 2018.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1515-20

Original, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Visited in 2017-2020.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1515-20

Barent (Barent) van Orley, The Crucifixion, c. 1515-20

Original, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford. Visited in 2019.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, The Preaching of St Ambrose, 1510s

Original, Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Visited in 2019.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, Christ on the Mount of Olives, Between 1530-1533

Original, Szepmuveszeti - Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. Visited in 2019.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, Christ on the Mount of Olives, Between 1530-1533

Bernard (Barent) van Orley, The Virgin with the Child Holding a Rosary

Original, Worcester Art Museum, MA. Visited in 2020.

Bernard (Barent) van Orley, The Virgin with the Child Holding a Rosary

Barent (Barent) van Orley, A Young Man, between 1491 and 1542

Original, DIA, Detroit Institute of Arts. Visited in 2020.

Barent (Barent) van Orley, A Young Man, between 1491 and 1542

Bernard van Orley, The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; ca. 1514–15

Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2021.

Bernard van Orley, The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; ca. 1514–15

Bernard van Orley, The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; ca. 1514–15

Bernard van Orley, The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; ca. 1514–15

Bernard van Orley, The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (reverse) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows, ca. 1514–15

Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2021.

Bernard van Orley, The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (reverse) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows, ca. 1514–15

Bernard van Orley, Charles V young (1500-1558)

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Bernard van Orley, Charles V young (1500-1558)

Bernard van Orley, Charles V young (1500-1558)

Bernard van Orley, Christ in the Garden of Olive Trees, with the Apostles asleep

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Bernard van Orley, Christ in the Garden of Olive Trees, with the Apostles asleep

Bernard van Orley, Christ in the Garden of Olive Trees, with the Apostles asleep

Bernard van Orley, Christ in the Garden of Olive Trees, with the Apostles asleep

Bernard van Orley, The Holy Family Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, 1521

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Bernard van Orley, The Holy Family Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, 1521

Bernard van Orley, The Holy Family Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, 1521

Bernard van Orley, The Holy Family Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, 1521

Bernard van Orley, The Holy Family Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, 1521

Bernard van Orley, The Holy Family Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child, 1521

Bernard van Orley, Haneton Triptych; Christ`s Entombment between Philippe Haneton, Marquerite Numan and their Children

Original, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Visited in 2022.

Bernard van Orley, Haneton Triptych; Christ`s Entombment between Philippe Haneton, Marquerite Numan and their Children

Bernard van Orley, Haneton Triptych; Christ`s Entombment between Philippe Haneton, Marquerite Numan and their Children

Bernard van Orley, Haneton Triptych; Christ`s Entombment between Philippe Haneton, Marquerite Numan and their Children

Bernard van Orley, Haneton Triptych; Christ`s Entombment between Philippe Haneton, Marquerite Numan and their Children

Bernard van Orley, The Job and Lazarus Polyptych

Original, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Visited in 2022.

Bernard van Orley, The Job and Lazarus Polyptych

Bernard van Orley, The Job and Lazarus Polyptych

Bernard van Orley, The Job and Lazarus Polyptych

Bernard van Orley, The Job and Lazarus Polyptych

Bernard van Orley, The Job and Lazarus Polyptych

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of a Secretary of Emperor Charles V

Original, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Visited in 2022.

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of a Secretary of Emperor Charles V

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of Georges de Zelle, Physician [1491-1567], 1519

Original, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Visited in 2022.

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of Georges de Zelle, Physician [1491-1567], 1519

Bernard van Orley, Warrior in armor and kneeling servant (fragment of a crucifixion), c. 1525-30

Original. Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany. Visited in 2023.

Bernard van Orley, Warrior in armor and kneeling servant (fragment of a crucifixion), c. 1525-30

Bernard van Orley, Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen, 1530–35

Original, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Visited in 2017-2024.

Bernard van Orley, Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen, 1530–35

Bernand van Orley, Last Judgement and the Seven Acts of Mercy, 1517-1525

Original, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium. Visited in 2023.

Bernand van Orley, Last Judgement and the Seven Acts of Mercy, 1517-1525

Bernand van Orley, Last Judgement and the Seven Acts of Mercy, 1517-1525

Bernand van Orley, Last Judgement and the Seven Acts of Mercy, 1517-1525

Bernand van Orley, Last Judgement and the Seven Acts of Mercy, 1517-1525

Bernand van Orley, Last Judgement and the Seven Acts of Mercy, 1517-1525

Bernand van Orley, Last Judgement and the Seven Acts of Mercy, 1517-1525

Workshop of Bernard (Barent) van Orley, Isabella of Austria (1501-26), c. 1515

Original, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edingurgh. Visited in 2025.

Workshop of Bernard (Barent) van Orley, Isabella of Austria (1501-26), c. 1515

Workshop of Bernard (Barent) van Orley, Isabella of Austria (1501-26), c. 1515