Who painted “Madonna of the Dry Tree”?

“Madonna of the Dry Tree” was painted by Petrus Christus in 1462. Where to see it: Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.

What to look for

Northern Renaissance: compared with the Italian Renaissance it is less idealised and more detailed: wrinkles, every hair, sharp-edged objects and deep, jewel-like colour.

Petrus Christus was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges from 1444, where, along with Hans Memling, he became the leading painter after the death of Jan van Eyck. He was influenced by van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden and is noted for his innovations with linear perspective and a meticulous technique which seems derived from miniatures and manuscript illumination. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Petrus Christus

More by Petrus Christus

“Portrait of a Young Girl”, 1470
“Portrait of a Carthusian”, 1446
“A Goldsmith in His Shop”, 1449
“Nativity”, 1450
“The Annunciation”, 1450
“Isabella of Portugal with Saint Elisabeth”, 1457
“Portrait of Edward Grimston”, 1446
“Death of the Virgin”, 1457