A Goldsmith in His Shop
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A Goldsmith in His Shop is a 1449 painting by Petrus Christus, a leading painter in Bruges.[1] It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is an oil painting on an oak panel that measures 100.1 x 85.8 cm (39 3/8 x 33 3/4 inches) overall and the painted surface is 98 x 85.2 cm (38 5/8 x 33 1/2 inches). An inscription at the bottom of the painting states "m petr[vs] xpi me· ·fecit·ao 1449· (Master Petrus Christus made me in the year 1449)". In addition, the inscription has an emblem of a clock with a mechanical linkage to a heart, Christus's emblem.[1]
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Artist | Petrus Christus |
Year | 1449 (Julian) |
Medium | oil paint |
Movement | Early Netherlandish painting |
Dimensions | 98 cm (39 in) × 85.2 cm (33.5 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Owner | Albert von Oppenheim, Robert Lehman, Yves Perdoux |
Identifiers | RKDimages ID: 57416 The Met object ID: 459052 |
This painting is among the best known of the artist's work and a masterpiece of Northern Renaissance. It was possibly commissioned by the goldsmith's guild of Bruges as an advertisement.[2]
In some sources, the title of the painting is A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius (the patron saint of goldsmiths). The presence of a halo over the goldsmith's head suggested Saint Eligius. Later, it was determined that the halo was added after the work was painted and it was removed.[3]
Petrus Christus worked from 1444 and died in Bruges in 1475 or 1476.[2][4]