Image:Bernaerd van Orley 002.jpg

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Painting information
Title
Deutsch: Porträt der Margarethe von Österreich
Artist Orley, Bernaerd van
Year
Deutsch: 1. Hälfte 16. Jh.
English: 1st half of 16th century (See note.)
Technique
Deutsch: Holz
Current location
Deutsch: Musée Royaux des Beaux Arts
Deutsch: Brüssel
Notes
Deutsch: Tradition der niederländischen Romanisten
Source The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.
Permission

[1]

Note: Margaret became regent of Flanders (where Orley was resident) in 1515 and died in 1530 [2], dating this portrait to 1515-1530. Orley became Margaret's court painter in 1518 [3].

Margaret wears the deuil blanc or "white mourning" veils.

  1. http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikide-l/2005-April/012195.html
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_of_Austria_%281480-1530%29
  3. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11320a.htm
Creator/Artist
Name Orley, Bernaerd van ; also Barend van Orley, Bernard van Orley, Barend van Brussel
Date of birth/death
Deutsch: um 1490
English: c. 1490
 1541-01-06
Location of birth/death
Deutsch: Brüssel
Deutsch: Brüssel
Work location
Deutsch: Brüssel
Public domain The work of art depicted in this image and the reproduction thereof are in the public domain worldwide. The reproduction is part of a collection of reproductions compiled by The Yorck Project. The compilation copyright is held by The Yorck Project and licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

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