Bildnis eines Mannes und einer Dame

Petrus Christus Netherlandish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 605

Petrus Christus war in den Jahren nach dem Tod von Jan van Eyck 1441 ein führender Maler in Brügge. In diesem Porträt, wohl eins seiner besten und das früheste seiner datierten Werke, entfernte Christus sich von dem flachen, neutralen Hintergrund der damals aktuellen Porträts und setzte sein Subjekt in die Ecke eines angedeuteten Raumes. Der Wirklichkeitseffekt wird durch einen illusionsmalerischen Rahmen mit einer beschrifteten Fensterbank verstärkt, auf der eine Fliege sitzt.

Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood

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Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood
Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood
Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood
Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood
Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood
Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood
Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood
Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges), Oil on wood

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