A Courtly Gaze: The Life and Art of Corneille de Lyon Corneille de Lyon, born Claude Corneille in The Hague around 1500 and passing away circa 1575, occupies a fascinating, if somewhat enigmatic, position within the history of Renaissance portraiture. He wasn’t merely a painter; he was an international presence, a chronicler of European nobility at a time of shifting power dynamics and burgeoning artistic innovation. While often refer…