Bernard van Orley

Flemish · 1488–1541 · Painter, Printmaker

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Flemish draughtsman, painter (c.1488-1541)

Born 1488, BrusselsDied 1541, BrusselsOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q454678 ↗ULAN 500023119 ↗Museum works 17

Also known as Barend, barend orley, barend v. orley, Barend van Brüssel, Barend van Orley, barend von orley, Barent van Brussel, barent van orley and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Bernard van Orley, Christ among the Doctors [obverse] — **Christ among the Doctors [obverse]**c. 1513 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Bernard van Orley, Putto with Arms of Jacques Coëne [reverse] — **Putto with Arms of Jacques Coëne [reverse]**c. 1513 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Bernard van Orley, The Marriage of the Virgin — **The Marriage of the Virgin**c. 1513 · oil on panel
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Bernard van Orley, The Hunts of Maximilian: The Stag Hunt (August) — **The Hunts of Maximilian: The Stag Hunt (August)**1528/1530 · pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolor over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of The Brown Foundation, Inc., Hous…

Bernard van Orley, Satire op het machtsmisbruik van de rooms-katholieke geestelijkheid — **Satire op het machtsmisbruik van de rooms-katholieke geestelijkheid**1527 - 1541
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of an unknown man and his wife — **Portrait of an unknown man and his wife**1500
Uffizi Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Uffizi Gallery

Bernard van Orley, The Virgin and Child — **The Virgin and Child**1525
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Bernard van Orley, The Last Judgement and the burial of the dead — **The Last Judgement and the burial of the dead**1565
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor — **Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor**1510
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Bernard van Orley, The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (reverse) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows — **The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (reverse) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows**1514
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Bernard van Orley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bernard van Orley, Virgin and Child with Angels — **Virgin and Child with Angels**1518
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Bernard van Orley, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bernard van Orley, Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John — **Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John**1525
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Bernard van Orley, Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores — **Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores**1525-1532 · Wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave Warp: Count: 6 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements and a single Z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; wool and silk; paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 1.0–1.4 mm. Three-quarters of piece rewoven
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Col. C. Michael Paul — public domain (CC0)

Bernard van Orley, Prudentia (Prudence) from Los Honores — **Prudentia (Prudence) from Los Honores**1525-1532 · Wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave Warp: Count: 7–8 warps per cm; wool: S-ply of three Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 16 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: S-ply of two Z-twisted elements (maybe replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm. Right half of piece was rewoven.
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Col. C. Michael Paul — public domain (CC0)

Bernard van Orley, Falcon Hunt — **Falcon Hunt**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead whtie (discolored), over graphite, on gray tinted ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Bernard van Orley, Pastoral Scene: Men Hunting Birds, Couples Seated on Ground — **Pastoral Scene: Men Hunting Birds, Couples Seated on Ground**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (discolored), over traces of graphite, on gray tinted ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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