BERNARD VAN ORLEY. BRUSSELS AND THE RENAISSANCE

BOZAR is hosting the first ever monographic exhibition of the work of Bernard van Orley, a key figure in the Renaissance in the Low Countries. Van Orley was appointed as court painter, inundated with commissions and had one of the largest workshops of his time. He worked in an artistic dialogue with figures like Albrecht Dürer and Raphael. His output was very varied and includes paintings of religious subjects and portraits as well as tapestries and stained-glass windows. For the first time, masterpieces from around the world will return to the place where they were once created.

In the margin of this exhibition, we also establish a link with the present-day with installations by Anouk de Clercq and Marie-Jo Lafontaine.