This small painting is half of a diptych made by Bartholomäus Bruyn for the Cologne couple Elisabeth Bellinghausen and Jacobus Omphalius. They probably commissioned the diptych on the occasion of their engagement. Elisabeth is holding a sprig of bittersweet, which was the attribute of unmarried couples in Cologne portraits. Elisabeth’s braids also refer to the engagement period, as married women wore their braids under their cap. The whereabouts of the portrait of Jacobus are unknown. [https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/explore/the-collection/artworks/portrait-of-elisabeth-bellinghausen-c1520-after-1570-889/] Portrait of the young woman, half-length, sitting behind a balustrade.... Around the neck a gold chain, around the waist a wide belt with a golden buckle. She wears a hat with pearls on the head. The person portrayed is a daughter of Prof. Peter Bellinghausen, Chancellor of Cologne. [Google translation of https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2559]