Bernard Van Orley
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Lucretia, This painting depicts the death of Lucretia. This is the moment where she takes her own life as a result of her rape by the Etruscan King's son. This event in Roman history is said to have incited the revolution that established the Roman Republic.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0516; Public Notes: This painting is a copy of the original done by Joos van Cleve.
Mary with Child, Depiction of the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ Child. The mother and child sit in an interior. Behind them are two columns and a distant Dutch landscape.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0512; Public Notes: "B. Van Orley" is written in pencil in the bottom left corner. "Fairfax Murray" is written in pencil the bottom right corner of the photograph.
The Marriage of the Virgin, This painting depicts the marriage of the Virgin Mary to Saint Joseph., c.1513
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0510; Original stamp identifier: K-1670; Other stamp identifier: Kress Collection; CV Stamp; Public Notes:
The Virgin and Child, Depiction of the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ child in a Dutch landscape.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0511; Public Notes:
Vanity, Portrait of a young woman seated at her vanity. A small vase sits in front of her along with a jewelry box, a porcelain dish, and a small box containing spools of thread. She wears a loose fitting dress that almost exposes her right breast and she looks to her left to something outside of the picture plane.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0515; Public Notes: This painting may have been a reinterpretation of Palma Vecchio's "A Blonde Woman." This painting once belonged in the Sedelmeyer Collection.
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