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On July 6, 1444, Petrus Christus went to the burghers’ lodge in Bruges to fulfill the formalities needed to acquire citizenship in this Flemish center of international commerce. A clerk noted in the registers that “Pieter Christus, son of Pieter, born in Baerle, purchased his citizenship . . . in order to become a painter.”
Apr 18, 2024 · Petrus Christus (born c. 1420, Baerle, Brabant [now in Belgium]—died 1472/73, Bruges) was a South Netherlandish painter who reputedly introduced geometric perspective into the Netherlands. In 1444 Christus became a citizen of Bruges, where he worked until his death. He is believed to have been trained in Jan van Eyck ’s studio.
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Biography. Petrus Christus is first mentioned in the record of those purchasing Bruges citizenship, which he acquired on 6 July 1444. He was described in the record of this transaction as a native of Baerle, which probably meant the town of Baerle-Duc on the present Belgian-Dutch border. He continued to be mentioned in Bruges documents after 1444.
About the authors. This study is an important new account of the life and work of the Flemish master Petrus Christus. It is the first volume to focus specifically on the physical characteristics of his works as criteria for judging attribution, dating, and the extent to which he was indebted to Jan van Eyck and other artists for the development ...
Aug 15, 2011 · Christ as the Man of Sorrows c.1450. Petrus Christus (c.1410–c.1475) Birmingham Museums Trust. Dating from the mid-fifteenth century, and measuring just 11.2cm x 8.5cm, this tiny panel lures the viewer in to focus intimately on its detail. It was intended to be used as a personal aid to prayer, in keeping with the religious ‘Devotio Moderna ...
Jan van Eyck (ca. 1390–1441) Painting in Oil in the Low Countries and Its Spread to Southern Europe. Petrus Christus (active by 1444, died 1475/76) Portraiture in Renaissance and Baroque Europe. Related Keywords.
Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art no. 21 (1890), p. 478, as "The Deposition from the Cross," by Jan van Eyck. Henry G. Marquand. Letter to the trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. April 17, 1890, lists a painting by Van Eyck among works he offers to donate to the museum. W. Bode.
