Bernard van Orley, also called Barend or Bernaert van Orley, was a versatile Flemish artist who lived from between 1487 and 1491 until 6 January 1541 and is a representative of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting. He was equally active as a designer of tapestries and, at the end of his life, stained glass. Although he never visited Italy, he belongs to the group of Italianizing Flemish painters called the Romanists, who were influenced by Italian Renaissance art.
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Bernard van Orley (between 1487 and 1491-6 January 1541), also called Barend or Barent van Orley, Bernaert van Orley or Barend van Brussel, was a versatile Flemish artist and representative of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, who was equally active as a designer of tapestries and, at the end of his life, stained glass.
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They appear to have been designed by Bernaert van Orley initially, but completed by Pieter Coecke van Aelst around 1537, both artists who were leading designers for the Brussels workshops.
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