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Petrus Christus ( Dutch: [ˈpeː.trʏs ˈkrɪs.tʏs, ˈxrɪs-]; c. 1410/1420 – 1475/1476) 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.
Christus’s fame diminished in the North soon after his death. In Italy, however, his reputation endured. A portrait of a French lady by Christus was listed in the 1492 inventory of Lorenzo de’ Medici.
Petrus Christus (born c. 1420, Baerle, Brabant [now in Belgium]—died 1472/73, Bruges) 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.
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Petrus Christus (c. 1410/1420 – 1475/1476) 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.
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- Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
Portrait of a Carthusian. Petrus Christus Netherlandish. 1446. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 605. Christus placed his sitter in the corner of a warmly illuminated room and enhanced the quality of his "real" presence by the fly resting momentarily on the fictive frame.
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Dec 6, 2023 · Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in his Shop, 1449, oil on oak panel, 100.1 x 85.8 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Out shopping Like many Northern Renaissance paintings, Petrus Christus’ Goldsmith in his Shop reveals its complexities to the viewer over time.
A Goldsmith in his Shop. Petrus Christus Netherlandish. 1449. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 953. A celebrated masterpiece of Northern Renaissance Art, this painting was signed and dated 1449 by Petrus Christus, the leading painter in Bruges (Flanders) after the death of Jan van Eyck.