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Petrus Christus (c. 1410/1420 – 1475/1476)

• Was an Early Netherlandish painter.
• Christus purchased his Bruges citizenship in 1444.
• He was influenced by van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden
• Christus was an anonymous figure for centuries, his importance not established until the work of modern art historians.
• Christus produced at least six signed and dated works, which form the basis for any other attributions to him. 
• He was made a member of the Guild of Saint Luke and made dean of the guild in 1471.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Petrus Christus, A Goldsmith in his Shop, 1449.
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