Death of the Virgin (Christus)

Death of the Virgin
ArtistPetrus Christus

Death of the Virgin is a 1460–65 painting by Petrus Christus.[1][2][3][4] It is part of the collection of the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego, California, United States. The work is the largest by the artist. It was previously on loan to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.[5]

In 1994, Michael Kimmelman of The New York Times said the work "may be in poor condition, but it doesn't take an expert eye to tell that this is a clunky, awkward painting. It's curious that someone capable of such subtlety when painting portraits should produce such peculiar-looking figures here and elsewhere when painting from his imagination".[6]

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References

  1. ^ "Collection: Death of the Virgin". Timken Museum of Art. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Lynn F. (2012). Opening Doors: The Early Netherlandish Triptych Reinterpreted. Penn State Press. ISBN 978-0-271-04840-6.
  3. ^ Hand, John Oliver; Cleve, Joos van (2004-01-01). Joos Van Cleve: The Complete Paintings. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10578-0.
  4. ^ Friedländer, Max J. (1946). "The Death of the Virgin by Petrus Christus". The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs. 88 (520): 159–163. ISSN 0951-0788.
  5. ^ Gellman, Lola B. (1970). "The 'Death of the Virgin' by Petrus Christus: An Altar-Piece Reconstructed". The Burlington Magazine. 112 (804): 147–148. ISSN 0007-6287.
  6. ^ Kimmelman, Michael (April 29, 1994). "Review/Art; A Netherlandish Master Of the Small and Subtle". The New York Times.
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