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Bernard van Orley (1488-1541)

Aliases: Barend D'Orley; Barend "van" Orley; Barent "van" Orley; Bernard "van" Orley; Bernart "van" Orley

Professions: Painter; Draft draughtsman

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    BERNARD VAN ORLEY

    BERNARD VAN ORLEY

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    Bernard van Orley , Brussels circa 1488 - 1541 The martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist oil on oak panel

    Bernard van Orley , Brussels circa 1488 - 1541 The martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist oil on oak panel

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    f - *Bernard (Barent) van Orley, circa 1488-1541

    f - *Bernard (Barent) van Orley, circa 1488-1541

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    STUDIO OF BERNARD VAN ORLEY

    STUDIO OF BERNARD VAN ORLEY

Bernard van Orley Biography

(b Brussels, c. 1488; d Brussels, 6 Jan 1541). Painter and tapestry designer, son of (1) Valentin van Orley. He was one of the greatest proponents of ROMANISM, a northern style based on the ideals of the Italian Renaissance. It must have been in Brussels, however, that he saw the Italian works of art that influenced him so profoundly, for it seems unlikely that he ever travelled to Italy. Brussels was then world-renowned as the centre for tapestry manufacture but was suffering from the ecliptic rise of Antwerp as the pre-eminent painting centre. The artist made the best of both situations, establishing himself as a leading designer for the Brussels tapestry industry and as a master in the Antwerp Guild of St Luke by 1517. The following year he became official court painter to the Regent of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria (see HABSBURG, §I(4)), a position he retained (1532–5) under her successor, Mary of Hungary. Despite his skill in both areas, the arts of painting and tapestry design coexisted without competition only briefly in van Orley’s career. Around 1525, as he became more involved in designs for tapestry and stained glass, there is increasing evidence of workshop participation in the paintings.

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    *TAPESTRY "ENTRE FENETRE",Renaissance, from the suite of the 12 months after designs by B. VAN ORLEY (Bernard van Orley, 1491-1542), Br

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