Cornelis Engebrechtsz.
(1468–1533) Dutch painter (c.1462–1527)
Cornelis Engebrechtsz. (1468–1533) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Cornelis Engebrechtsz. belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.
Cornelis Engebrechtsz. was born in Leiden and died in Leiden. Cornelis Engebrechtsz. worked in Leiden. The students included Aertgen van Leyden.
The best-known works include ‘Christ on the cross with the Virgin, St John the Evangelist, Mary Magdalen, and Sts Cecilia and Barbara (left), and Sts Peter, Francis and Jerome (right)’, ‘Crucifixion with the Virgin, Mary Magdalen and St John the Evangelist’, and ‘Christ Taking Leave of his Mother’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 31 works by Cornelis Engebrechtsz. with free images. The dated works span the years 1501–1540. Works by Cornelis Engebrechtsz. are held by several collections, among them Museum De Lakenhal, Rijksmuseum, Vlaamse Kunstcollectie, and Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Andrea Sansovino, Michael Sittow, Cristoforo Solari, and Giovanni Maria Falconetto.