The Crucifixion with Donors and Saints Peter and Margaret of Antioch
Cornelis Engebrechtsz
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Renaissance Painter · Active 1530 – 1530
Cornelis Engebrechtsz
Cornelis Engebrechtsz is among the painters whose work defines the Renaissance era. Paintale holds 1 of Engebrechtsz’s works in its collection, spanning themes of tragedy & death.
Tragedy & Death
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Paintings by Cornelis Engebrechtsz (1)
About Cornelis Engebrechtsz
Working at the height of the Renaissance period, Cornelis Engebrechtsz produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — tragedy & death — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Renaissance painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Cornelis Engebrechtsz are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Cornelis Engebrechtsz
- When did Cornelis Engebrechtsz live?
- Cornelis Engebrechtsz was active around 1530 – 1530, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Cornelis Engebrechtsz?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- What themes did Cornelis Engebrechtsz paint?
- Tragedy & Death.