About Hieronymus van Orley
Lived 1590 – 1650 (aged 59–60). Hieronymus van Orley was a painter.
Hieronymus van Orley (active c. 1612) was a Franciscan painter in the Spanish Netherlands.
Van Orley was born in Brussels in 1590 and learnt the art of painting from Antonie Drua in Mechelen around 1612. Maria de Taye, abbess of Forest Abbey outside Brussels, commissioned paintings from him for the abbey church. A number of his portraits were engraved by Richard Collin and were reproduced in Jean François Foppens, Bibliotheca belgica (2 vols., Brussels, 1739).
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Who was Hieronymus van Orley?
Flemish artist, active 1612
When was Hieronymus van Orley born?
Hieronymus van Orley was born in 1590 in Brussels-Capital Region, Brussels.
When did Hieronymus van Orley die?
Hieronymus van Orley died in 1650.
What was Hieronymus van Orley's occupation?
Hieronymus van Orley was a painter.
What nationality was Hieronymus van Orley?
Hieronymus van Orley's recorded nationality: County of Flanders.
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