Petrus Christus Essays

heaven without any references to the event? According to Maryan Ainsworth in her book Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges “The Virgin’s death is not recounted in the Bible,” however, Jacobus de Voragine tells a story of an angel summoning the apostles to stand witness to the virgin’s departure to heaven in the Golden Legend (146). Following in the steps of Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus Petrus Christus is a Bruges citizen and Netherland artist uses the Northern Renaissance technique

Jan Van Eyck was a painter during the Period of the Renaissance. He was born in Maaseik, Belgium which borders Netherlands. Jan was the court painter for John of Bavaria. Research tells us that his date of birth is not known. He was an Early Netherlandish (Flemish) painter diligent in Bruges as well as one of the greatest Northern Renaissance artists of the 15th century and one of the most significant people in his time (The complete works). The Netherlandish painter perfected and developed the methods