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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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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 ...
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Petrus Christus. Baerle-Duc, ca. 1410-Bruges, 1475-76. Print page. Christus was a Flemish artist born in the city of Baerle-Duc, now Baarle- Hertog, while most of his activity can be associated with Bruges. It is not known where Christus trained or the name of his master or masters. The first reference to the artist dates from 1444 when he ...
Dec 15, 2023 · Petrus Christus was born in Baarle-Hertog, a Dutch-speaking municipality in Flanders, modern-day northern Belgium. The death of Jan van Eyck in 1441 left a prestigious studio in Bruges without artistic leadership, and Christus stepped in. This opportunity allowed him to quickly establish himself as the leading painter in Bruges for a number of ...
Petrus Christus is the only Bruges painter from the period between Van Eyck and Memling of whose oeuvre anything is known. The painter arrived in Bruges three years after Van Eyck's death and filled the artistic void that was left by his death. His artistic career lasted three decades in Bruges, and from this period there were thirty paintings ...
Search for: 'Petrus Christus' in Oxford Reference ». (c. 1410–75/6).Netherlandish painter, active in Bruges from 1444, and the leading painter there after the death of Jan van Eyck. He follows closely the style of his contemporaries, particularly ...
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.”
