# Portrait of a Carthusian, in Early Netherlandish art

Petrus Christus painted this in 1446. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: 1446
- Medium: Oil on oak
- Dimensions: Overall 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (29.2 x 21.6 cm); painted surface 11 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. (29.2 x 18.7 cm)
- Type: Paintings
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 49.7.19
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Petrus Christus](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/petrus-christus), Netherlandish, died 1476

2 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [Petrus Christus's contemporaries](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/contemporaries-of-petrus-christus?hang=749) (8 works)
- [More paintings of the 15th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/painting-15?hang=749) (73 works)
- [15th-century Netherlands](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/15-netherlands?hang=749) (12 works)

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