Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape
c. 1445
Petrus Christus
Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, c. 1410–1475/76)
Medieval Art
Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape, c. 1445. Attributed to Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, c. 1410–1475/76). Oil on panel; unframed: 40.2 x 12.5 cm (15 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.); painted surface: 39.6 x 11.5 cm (15 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1979.80 In the background is the Blacksmith's Gate, originally built in 1297, which still stands in the city Bruges, although it has been rebuilt multiple times over the centuries.
- Maker/Artist
- Christus, Petrus
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on panel
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 40.2 x 12.5 cm (15 13/16 x 4 15/16 in.); Painted surface: 39.6 x 11.5 cm (15 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1979.80
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1979, Recognizing van Eyck, The Mediterranean Renaissance. The Movement of Artists and Works of Art Between Italy, France, and Spain in the 15th-century., Jan van Eyck, Early Netherlandish Painting and the South of Europe, Van Eyck: An Optical Revolution, <em>Petrus Christus, Renaissance Master of Bruges</em>, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (April 11-July 31, 1994).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 112 Northern Renaissance
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