SS. Cornelius and Cyprian
ca. 1440
The Netherlands, Utrecht
MS M.917/945, pp. 246–247
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows, 1963
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Cornelius, holding a horn (cornus in Latin—a pun on his name), and Cyprian, with the sword of his martyrdom, share a feast. Birdcages, executed in silver and gold, comprise the delightful border. They may allude to Cornelius as patron saint of pets or to an interest of Catherine.