Petrus Christus

(1425–1475) Flemish painter (c.1410-1475)

Petrus Christus (1425–1475) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Petrus Christus belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Petrus Christus was born in Baarle and died in Bruges. Petrus Christus worked in Bruges. Wikidata associates Petrus Christus with Early Netherlandish painting.

The best-known works include ‘A Goldsmith in His Shop’, ‘Portrait of a Young Girl’, and ‘Isabella of Portugal with Saint Elisabeth’. The catalogue has 34 works by Petrus Christus with free images. The dated works span the years 1444–1475. Works by Petrus Christus are held by several collections, among them Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Gemäldegalerie, and Groeningemuseum. Wikidata links 20 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Galasso Galassi, Domenico Gagini, Vrancke van der Stockt, Jean Fouquet, and Simon Marmion.

• The Renaissance
• Portrait of a Young Girl
• Portrait of a Carthusian
• A Goldsmith in His Shop
• Nativity
• Madonna of the Dry Tree
• The Annunciation
• The Lamentation