The adoration - Circle of Bernard van Orley (1525-1549)

Oil on panel
To be found on RKD: 46984
With a certificate by dr. Jan de Maere, dated 2022

Bernard van Orley was a versatile Flemish artist and representative od Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting. The prevalent subject matter of his paintings are religious scenes and portraits, and he painted only a limited number of mythological and allegorical subjects. Together with Jan Gossaert and Quentin Matsys, Bernard van Orley is regarded as one of the leading innovators of the 16th-century Flemish painting, by adopting the style and manner of the Italian Renaissance. His paintings are executed with great care to minute details and stand out by their brilliant colours.

Provenance:
- Madrid (Spain); according to M.J.'s own notes Friedländer on back photo in photo archive M.J. Friedländer: 'Madrid / Privatbesitz'
- Art dealer -Tomás Harris, London according to stamp on the back of the photo in the photo archive of M.J. Friedlander1930 - reported, according to Friedländer 1967-1976, vol. VIII, no. 106c
- Private collection Cubells, Madrid (Spain)?

Literature:
- Friedländer 1967-1976 , dl. VIII, nr. 106c
- J.D. Farmer, Bernard van Orley of Brussels, dissertatie Princeton University, Princeton 1981, p. 270-273, as circle of Bernard van Orley?