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Petrus Christus was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges from 1444, where, along with Hans Memling, he became the leading painter after the death of Jan van Eyck. He was influenced by van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden and is noted for his innovations with linear perspective and a meticulous technique which seems derived from ...
The Artist: For a biography of Petrus Christus, see the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Painting: This Annunciation departs from conventional depictions of the theme in early Netherlandish painting; the outdoor setting, bird’s-eye point of view, and the placement of the Virgin in a church doorway are unusual features.[1]
From National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Petrus Christus, Portrait of a Female Donor (ca. 1455), Oil on panel, 16 7/16 × 8 1/2 in
From The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Petrus Christus, Portrait of a Carthusian (1446), Oil on wood, 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in
He does not pray, but holds a devotional book, as in Portrait of a Young Man. The text nailed to the wall might shed some light on the mystery. A piece of parchment has been pinned to an arched board; we can see the light reflecting off the pins, the shadows around them and a loose corner curling up.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges," April 14–July 31, 1994, no. 8. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "From Van Eyck to Bruegel: Early Netherlandish Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 22, 1998–February 21, 1999, no. 4. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Petrus Christus was a Flemish artist who established himself in Bruges in 1444. Also known as Pieter Christophsen, he was likely born in Baerle, in the Duchy of Brabant, around 1410-1420. Christensen's precise training remains uncertain, but he is believed to have been an apprentice to the renowned Jan van Eyck and was influenced by other ...
