Bernard van Orley

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Orley, Bernard van: Banquet of the Children of Job

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Bernard van Orley: References & Edit History

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influence of Italian Renaissance
- In Western painting: Low Countries
relation to Weyden
- In Rogier van der Weyden
role in development of tapestry
- In tapestry: 16th century

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 29, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 01, 2024
	Add new Web site: National Gallery of Art - Bernard van Orley.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 18, 2022
	Add new Web site: Virtual Uffizi - Bernaet van Orley.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 18, 2022
	Article revised.	Naomi Blumberg	May 26, 2016
	Added variant spelling of his given name (Barent) and indicated that his tapestries listed are series of panels. Also changed title of one series from Victory of Pavia to The Battle of Pavia.	Kathleen Kuiper	Feb 01, 2011
	Added images of two works by Orley—the painting Banquet of the Children of Job and the tapestry panel The Capture of Francis I from The Battle of Pavia.	Kathleen Kuiper	Feb 01, 2011
	Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Barent van Orley.	Kanchan Gupta	Jan 24, 2008
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 31, 2003
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998