A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius
A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius is a 1449 painting by Petrus Christus, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
| A Goldsmith in His Shop, Possibly Saint Eligius | |
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| Year | 1449 |
| Dimensions | 98 cm (39 in) × 85.2 cm (33.5 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Owner | Robert Lehman  |
| Identifiers | RKDimages ID: 57416 The Met object ID: 459052 |
The main figure in the painting was long thought to be Saint Eligius, the patron saint of goldsmiths, due to the presence of a halo. In 1993 the halo was recognized as a later addition and removed. The Ducht art historian Hugo van der Velden thinks the main figure may be the famous goldsmith Willem van Vleuten, who by then lived in Bruges.[1]
References
- "A Goldsmith in his Shop". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
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