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Petrus Christus

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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

Half-length portrait of a man in a black cap and red pleated garment against a dark background, gazing at viewer.

Portrait of a Man

1465

Panel painting with the Annunciation above and the Nativity with shepherds in a landscape below, in red and green tones.

The adoration of the Christ Child; in the background the annunciation to the shepherds

1452

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

Sepia reproduction of a Crucifixion scene with Christ on the cross, mourning women, armored soldiers and a distant walled tow

Crucifixion

1444

Painting of the Virgin in a red mantle holding the infant Christ within a gilded arched niche with a landscape behind.

Virgin and Child

1444

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