The Virgin, with an idealized face, stands under a semi-circular arch, holding her Child in her arms. In the background are five angels: a harpist and a singer on the left, and on the right, three more, reading a large music book. The painter from Brussels modeled this work after the so-called Madonna of the Apse by Robert Campin. The scene is framed by renaissance architecture that reveals van Orley´s esthetic interests at that time. Typical of his style is the meticulous technique and his interest in very carefully representing the qualities of different materials.