The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (verso) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows, 1510–20

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The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist; (verso) Trompe-l'oeil with Painting of The Man of Sorrows, 1510–20. 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 leading artist in Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, though he was at least as active as a leading designer of Brussels tapestry 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 painting, in his case especially by

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Size: 3000px × 2000px
Location: Italy
Photo credit: © Buyenlarge \ UIG / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: baby, baptist, catholic, catholicism, christ, christian, christianity, dutch, gothic, holland, jesus, john, madonna, mother, netherlands, oeil, pregnancy, religion, religious, savior, trompe