File:HeadChrist.jpg

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Petrus Christus: Head of Christ

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Alternative names	Peter Christus, Peter Cristus, Petrus Cristus
Description	Southern Netherlandish painter and drawer primitif flamand
Date of birth/death	circa 1425 date QS:P,+1425-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	between 2 September 1475 and 19 December 1476 date QS:P,+1475-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1475-09-02T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1476-12-19T00:00:00Z/11
Location of birth/death	Baerle, West Flanders	Bruges
Work period	from 1444 until 1472 date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1444-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1472-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Bruges
Authority file	: Q312616 VIAF: 79406516 ISNI: 0000000081596299 ULAN: 500032549 LCCN: n88246784 NLA: 35699231 WorldCat

Title

Head of Christ

Object type

painting

Genre

religious art

Description

English: Head of Christ Painting by Petrus Christus. Oil on parchment, laid down on wood. Dimensions: Overall 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (14.9 x 10.8 cm); parchment 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (14.6 x 10.5 cm) Classification

Depicted people

Jesus

Date

1445

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

height: 14.6 cm (5.7 in)

; width: 10.5 cm (4.1 in)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Accession number

60.71.1 and 60.711 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Place of creation

Flanders

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https://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/435897

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current	12:01, 3 November 2014	2,619 × 3,651 (5.83 MB)	Rzt 7 (talk \| contribs)	out nonessential elements
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