Albert Cornelis (c.1475 – 4 September 1532) was a 16th-century

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painter.Albert Cornelis
in the

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Not much is known about Cornelis' life except through his works. He primarily painted religious-themed paintings for church commissions. One work executed by Cornelis ''The Glorification of the Virgin'' is part of the

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collection. An altarpiece depicting a similar subject, ''Coronation of the Virgin'', in the Church of St. Jacques,

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has also been attributed to him. He died on 4 September 1532 in Bruges.

References

* P. Wescher, 'Some Portraits by Albert Cornelis', The Burlington Magazine 58 (1931), p. 244-251 * D. Tamis, 'The genesis of Albert Cornelis's "Coronation of the Virgin" in Bruges', Burlington Magazine 142 (2000), p. 672-680 1475 births 1532 deaths Flemish Renaissance painters {{Flemish-painter-stub