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Petrus Christus

28 works

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Saint John the Baptist holds a lamb in a red robe before rocky cliffs, a river, and a walled town with a windmill.

Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape

c. 1445

Half-length portrait of a bearded Carthusian monk in a white hooded habit against a glowing red background.

Portrait of a Carthusian

1446

Painting of a goldsmith weighing coins at a counter beside a couple, with jewelry, silverware and a convex mirror in the shop

A Goldsmith in his Shop

1449

Painted panel of Christ with a crown of thorns and blood on his brow, set against dark blue with gold foliate ornament.

Head of Christ (Ecce Homo)

ca. 1445

Painting of the dead Christ on a white shroud, mourned by kneeling figures in a rocky landscape with a castle.

The Lamentation

ca. 1450

Angel Gabriel kneels in a garden before the Virgin Mary in a Gothic doorway as a dove and lily appear.

The Annunciation

ca. 1445

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, standing on a bare dry tree with golden ornaments against a dark backg

Petrus Christus - The Virgin of the dry Tree - 1465

1465

Half-length portrait of a young woman in a tall black headdress, layered gold necklaces, and blue dress against a dark backgr

Portrait of a Young Woman

1470

Painting of the dead Christ lying on the Virgin's lap with mourners, a wooden cross, skull, and landscape behind.

Lamentation Over The Dead Christ

1435

Black and white image of a crowned female saint holding a book and sword before a rocky mountain landscape.

St. Catherine / altar wing

1460

Painting of Christ in judgement above an armoured archangel Michael defeating a demon over a fiery hell with souls.

The Last Judgement

1452

Devotional panel of Mary and Christ Child with a kneeling monk, a saint with a palm, and a town view through arches.

Mary with the Child, St. Barbara and a Carthusian Monk

1445

Virgin Mary seated with the Christ Child, an angel holding a crown above, in an arched loggia with a river landscape.

The Virgin and the Child

1450

Panel painting of mourners lowering the dead Christ onto a white cloth on a hillside, with a castle in the distance.

De bewening

1450

Painting of a kneeling woman in brocade gown praying beside a standing veiled figure holding a gold crown, with a landscape w

Isabell from Portugal with St. Elisabeth

1457

Painting of the Annunciation: a kneeling angel in red greets Mary in blue beside a Gothic doorway, with a dove and lilies.

The Annunciation

1450

Painting of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, blood on forehead, against a dark blue background with gold foliage.

Head of Christ

1445

Madonna holding the Christ child in a gilded arch, with a red mantle, checkered floor and landscape behind.

Madonna and child

1445

Virgin Mary in red mantle holding Christ Child in an arched niche, with a river landscape behind them.

Madonna met kind in een nis

1444

Nativity painting: Virgin Mary and Joseph beside the Christ Child in a timber stable, with kneeling angels and a distant town

The Nativity

c. 1450

Kneeling man in black robe and red mantle praying before an open doorway with a brick wall and hilly landscape beyond.

Portrait of a Male Donor

c. 1455

Kneeling woman in red velvet gown and veil at a prayer book, with an arched window showing a river landscape.

Portrait of a Female Donor

c. 1455

Kneeling woman in a red gown and veiled headdress at a lectern, with an arched window onto a river landscape.

Portrait of a Female Donor

1450

Painting of a young man in a red robe holding an open book beside a gothic arch, with a devotional panel above him.

Portrait of a Young Man

1460

Devotional painting of the Virgin and Child on a throne with two saints, one in red holding a book, one barefoot friar with a

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis

1457

Virgin and Child in a domestic interior with a green canopy bed, open book, fireplace, and a figure in a doorway.

Virgin and Child in a Domestic Interior

1460

Painting of a bearded saint in black robe with a hand on a kneeling man in red gown, before a rocky landscape and castle.

St. Anthony with a male donor

1450

Brown ink drawing of a young woman in a white headdress and veil, hands folded at the bottom edge.

Portrait of a Young Woman

1450

Petrus Christus was a painter. Petrus Christus was born in Baarle and died in Bruges. The work of Petrus Christus is associated with Early Netherlandish painting. Browse 28 works by Petrus Christus from 16 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata