Bernard van Orley
(1488–1542) Flemish draughtsman, painter (c.1488-1541)
Bernard van Orley (1488–1542) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Bernard van Orley belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.
Bernard van Orley was born in Brussels and died in Brussels. Bernard van Orley worked in Brussels. Bernard van Orley became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke and van Orley family. The students included Pieter Coecke van Aelst.
The best-known works include ‘The Virgin and Child’, ‘The Last Judgement and the burial of the dead’, ‘Portrait of an unknown man and his wife’, and ‘The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 95 works by Bernard van Orley with free images. The dated works span the years 1437–1612. Works by Bernard van Orley are held by several collections, among them Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Kungliga museet för sköna konster i Belgien, Pradomuseet, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Alonso Berruguete, Bonifazio di Petati, Nicolas Bachelier, Giovanni da Udine, and Giovanni da Nola.