Search results
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.
- The Annunciation
The Annunciation - Petrus Christus | Portrait of a...
- The Lamentation
The Lamentation - Petrus Christus | Portrait of a Carthusian...
- Head of Christ
Head of Christ - Petrus Christus | Portrait of a Carthusian...
- The Annunciation
Portrait of a Carthusian is a painting in oils on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus in 1446. The work is part of the Jules Bache Collection housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
- oil on wood
- Petrus Christus
People also ask
Who painted portrait of a Carthusian?
Who was Petrus Christus?
Why is portrait of a Carthusian regarded as a masterpiece?
Why is portrait of a Carthusian 3D?
Potrait of a Carthusian. 1446 Oil on wood, 29,2 x 21,6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. In 1444, three years after the death of Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus left his homeland in the northern Netherlands to settle in Bruges.
The best known include the Portrait of a Carthusian (1446) and Portrait of a Young Girl ( c. 1470 ); both are highly innovative in the presentation of the figure against detailed, rather than flat, backgrounds.
Explore Portrait of a Carthusian with fun facts, creative activities, and more.
Mar 29, 2012 · Portrait of a Carthusian is a painting in oils on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus in 1446. The work is part of the Jules Bache Collection housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
