A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius [SEP] creator
A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius
A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius is a 1449 painting by Petrus Christus, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The main figure in the painting was long thought to be Saint Eligius, the patron saint of goldsmiths, due to the presence of a halo. In 1993 the halo was recognized as a later addition and removed. The Ducht art historian Hugo van der Velden thinks the main figure may be the famous goldsmith Willem van Vleuten, who by
a table or other piece of furniture, especially in Northern Europe, though small rugs beside a bed are not uncommon, as in the "Arnolfini Portrait" of 1434. Carpets are seen on tables in particular in Italian scenes showing the "Calling of Matthew", when he was engaged in his work as a tax-collector, and the life of Saint Eligius, who was a goldsmith. Both are shown sitting doing business at a carpet-covered table or shop counter.
The Oriental carpets used in Renaissance painting