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Portrait of a Carthusian
Portrait of a Carthusian is a painting in oils on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus in 1446. The work is part of the Jules Bache Collection housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
It is regarded as a masterpiece of Early Netherlandish painting and a prominent, early example of "Trompe l’oeil".
Overview.
Overview The monk.
"Portrait of a Carthusian" depicts a three-quarter portrait of anonymous Carthusian monk captured in mid-turn
of colors and shading than a single-source lighting structure would. This complex lighting scheme is the reason "Portrait of a Carthusian" appears fully 3-dimensional and realistic.
Overview The fly and "trompe l’oeil".
"Portrait of a Carthusian" sports a "Trompe-l'œil" fly on the center of its lower frame. The addition of "Trompe l’oeil" flies to works of art is believed to have begun in the 15th century, right as Christus became active. Art Historians are generally split between two different