# St Cecilia and her Fiancé

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ENGEBRECHTSZ., Cornelis](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oak panel, diameter: 24 cm

## Commentary

The tondo was the favourite form of Engebrechtsz., he painted several paintings of this form, They were usually hung in bedrooms, and their subjects refer to marital relation. St Cecilia was a popular saint in the Low Countries, she converted her fiancé Valerius to Christian faith. The costumes and the individual faces of the saints suggest that they represent the portraits of the unknown commissioners.

## Related artworks

- [Character Studies and Nude Figures \(recto\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/character-studies-and-nude-figures-recto-r2f13f97c705a3b>)
- [Christ in the House of Martha and Mary](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/christ-in-the-house-of-martha-and-mary-rbff0ec119c935b>)
- [Christ Taking Leave of his Mother](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/christ-taking-leave-of-his-mother-r3ee675b1b69f75>)
- [Crucifixion Altarpiece](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/crucifixion-altarpiece-r8a96b21a49efdf>)
- [Lamentation Altarpiece](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/lamentation-altarpiece-rb69cf2952929f8>)
- [Study of Drapery \(verso\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/study-of-drapery-verso-r0c7c8b6ac0c964>)
- [The Lamentation](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/the-lamentation-rfb10bd007fd511>)
- [Virgin and Child with St Anne](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/engebrechtsz-cornelis-rb31ff3af1ae0ce/virgin-and-child-with-st-anne-r8f48b0d9c86381>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)