St. Eligius as a goldsmith showing a ring to the engaged couple
Petrus Christus
Petrus Christus 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.
Max Resolution:1000×1158 PX
Title:St. Eligius as a goldsmith showing a ring to the engaged couple
Artists:Petrus Christus
Date:1449
Style:Northern Renaissance
Genre:religious painting
Medium:oil,panel
Location:Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US
Dimensions:85×99 cm
Copyright:Public domain
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 histocian Hugo van der Velden thinks the main figure may be the famous goldsmith Willem van Vleuten, who by then lived in Bruges.
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 histocian Hugo van der Velden thinks the main figure may be the famous goldsmith Willem van Vleuten, who by then lived in Bruges.