Petrus Christus was born in Baerle. In 1444 he was working in Bruges. His work is dependent on that of Jan van Eyck. There are several signed paintings by him. His signatures are in semi-Greek lettering, perhaps in imitation of van Eyck.
Petrus Christus
active 1444, died 1475/6
Works by Petrus Christus
A serious clean-shaven man gazes out at us from this small painting. He wears a black chaperon hat and heavy gold chains. A gold Lancastrian collar decorated with linked S shapes flows over his right hand as it rests on what seems to be the picture frame.Edward Grimston (d. 1478) stands in the co...
We don‘t know the identity of the young man in this small painting, but he is clearly a person of wealth and taste. He wears a bright red robe trimmed with fur, and at his waist is a black bag with a ’notebook' of wax tablets inside. He holds a small but luxurious manuscript, probably a Book of H...