The Death of Christ

Bernard van Orley created this work around 1525 during the High Renaissance period. The painting reflects the artistic traditions and cultural preoccupations of its time and place of origin. The painting is in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Bernard van Orley introduced Italian Renaissance elements into Flemish painting, serving as court painter in Brussels and designing celebrated tapestry cycles Egg tempera on panel was the dominant technique of the period, demanding careful layer-b

The devotional composition is rendered with attention to the expressive and contemplative qualities that served the painting's function as an aid to prayer and meditation.