The Annunciation
Petrus ChristusWW-1440-337164
1440·Oil on wood·Overall 31 x 25 7/8 in. (78.7 x 65.7 cm); painted surface 30 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (77.5 x 64.1 cm)
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Catalogue
- Year
- 1440
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Overall 31 x 25 7/8 in. (78.7 x 65.7 cm); painted surface 30 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (77.5 x 64.1 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Petrus Christus
Artist
Petrus Christus
Petrus Christus 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. He was influenced by van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden and is noted for his innovations with linear perspective and a meticulous technique which seems derived from miniatures and manuscript illumination. Today, some 30 works are confidently attributed to him. The best known include the Portrait of a Carthusian (1446) and Portrait of a Young Girl ; both are highly innovative in the presentation of the figure against detailed, rather than flat, backgrounds.
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- Petrus Christus
- Year
- 1440
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Overall 31 x 25 7/8 in. (78.7 x 65.7 cm); painted surface 30 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (77.5 x 64.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1440-337164
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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