See Also: Christus, Petrus(encyclopedia)
Petrus (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Waardenburg, Petrus Johannes(medicine)
Berlage, Hendrik Petrus(encyclopedia)
Treurnicht, Andries (Petrus)(encyclopedia)
Christus Spohn Hospital(health)
Christus Schumpert Hospital(health)
Christus Saint Joseph Hospital(health)
Christus Saint Elizabeth Hospital(health)
Christus Saint Michael health System(health)

Christus, Petrus (sh)




born งใ 1420, Baerle, Brabant
died 1472/73, Bruges

Flemish painter.

He is documented as working in Bruges (1444), where he was influenced by the work of Jan van Eyck. Christus is known for his sensitive portraits, but his most important contributions were the introduction of geometric perspective to Netherlandish painting, and his genrelike treatment of religious subjects, seen in works such as St. Eligius as a Goldsmith (1449) and Virgin and Child in a Domestic Interior (งใ 1450-60).