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Petrus Christus

1410 - 1475

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Petrus Christus (Dutch: [ˈpeːtrʏs ˈkrɪstʏs, - ˈxrɪs-]; c. 1410/1420 – c. 1475/1476) was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges from 1444, where, along with Hans Memling, he became the leading painter after the death of Jan van Eyck. He was influenced by van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden and is noted for his innovations with linear perspective and a meticulous technique which seems derived from miniatures and manuscript illumination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petrus Christus is the 225th most popular painter (down from 218th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 79th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dutch Painter.

Petrus Christus is most famous for his contributions to the Ghent Altarpiece, which is a triptych altarpiece in the St. Bavo Cathedral in Ghent, Belgium.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Petrus Christus ranks 225 out of 2,023. Before him are Nicholas Roerich, Andrea del Castagno, Antonio del Pollaiolo, Francesco Hayez, Piero di Cosimo, and Raoul Dufy. After him are Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Jacopo Bellini, Ferdinand Hodler, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Gerard van Honthorst, and Alexej von Jawlensky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1410, Petrus Christus ranks 2. Before him is Johannes Ockeghem. After him are Lekë Dukagjini, Stefan Lochner, Domenico Veneziano, William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, Giorgio da Sebenico, Ibn Taghribirdi, Agnes Bernauer, and Pedro Tafur. Among people deceased in 1475, Petrus Christus ranks 4. Before him are Paolo Uccello, Radu cel Frumos, and Dieric Bouts. After him are Bartolomeo Colleoni, Joan of Portugal, Afanasy Nikitin, Simon of Trent, Albert van Ouwater, Theodorus Gaza, Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Sin Sukju.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Petrus Christus ranks 81 out of 1,646. Before him are Sylvia Kristel (1952), Dieric Bouts (1415), Herman Boerhaave (1668), Willebrord Snellius (1580), Johan de Witt (1625), and Gerrit Rietveld (1888). After him are William II of Holland (1228), Jan Oort (1900), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), William V, Prince of Orange (1748), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), and Cornelius Jansen (1585).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Petrus Christus ranks 13. Before him are Jacob van Ruisdael (1628), Jan Steen (1626), Theo van Gogh (1857), Pieter de Hooch (1629), Han van Meegeren (1889), and Dieric Bouts (1415). After him are Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Jan van Goyen (1596), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Kees van Dongen (1877), and Judith Leyster (1609).

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