Petrus Christus A Goldsmith in His Shop
date
1449
when does he become close associate of Phillip the Good
1450s
haloes added before
Christus Portrait of a Carthusian 1446
Mirrors
Hans Memling Maarten van Nieuwenhove + Arnolfini 1434
reading
Hugo van der Velden
what happened in 1449
King James of Scotts marries Mary of Guelders
she is under protection of
Phillip the Good - essentially the monarch of this area
often compared to
Quinten Massy A Moneylender and his wife 1514
weighing link to
Rogier Last Judgement
portrait link to
Rogier St Luke - guild of Brussels
mirror likened to Virgin whose idea
Schabacker - dismissed by Van der Welden
thought to be painting of
St Eligious / St Ely patron saint of goldsmiths
thought to be by
Van Eyck - reattributed to Christus when he became object of interest in 19th/20thC
other paintings of goldsmiths
Van Eyck Goldsmith in Vienna 1436
man thought to be
Willem van Vlueten
19thC period known for
bad conservation and overpainting
Man wears
badge with coat of arms of Guelders
what in front of the women
betrothal gurdle
one person in mirror holding
bird of prey stereotypical aristocratic pastime
portrait to
commemorate / promote the goldsmith
mirror has what
cracks / spots = imperfections
Panofsky reference to
disguised symbolism
what added then removed later
halo / 1993
raw materials of goldsmith on the right
highly polished vessels / raw coral / beads / pile of jewels / sharks teeth on strings
what weighing
multiple rings
what commemorating for Petrus
paragone - painter when create beautiful object using own skill alone / goldsmith need help
Phillip recorded
purchasing large quantity of gold / silver metalwork from Bruges goldsmith as personal gift to Mary
broken mirror therefore about
real world with people interest in rich object - not thinking about salvation / sinful state of mans world
changes made to
scales
at the bottom
signed and dated
Virgin likened to a
spotless mirror = body unchanged giving birth
without halo man does not match
traditional iconography of saint - not dressed as bishop / no hammer
women dress
very richly - would have befitted bride of Marys rank
what kind of portrait
vocational - professional
fault in argument
who is the man (thought maybe more all round characters)
