# Virgin of Louvain [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ORLEY, Bernaert van]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil on panel, 45 x 49 cm ## Commentary The painting received its name after the fact that it was presented by the city of Louvain to Philip II in 1588. At that time, it was attributed to Jan Gossart, but its characteristics point to van Orley as its true author. Philip II gave the painting to the Monastery of El Escorial in 1598. ## Related artworks - [Altarpiece of Calvary]() - [Altarpiece of Calvary]() - [Altarpiece of Sts Thomas and Matthew \(detail\)]() - [Count Henry I of Nassau with his Bride]() - [Haneton Triptych \(centre panel\)]() - [Haneton Triptych \(wings\)]() - [Holy Family]() - [Holy Family]() - [Joris van Zelle]() - [November]() - [Portrait of Charles V]() - [Portrait of Margaret of Austria]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()