Defrocking St. Eloy : Petrus Christus's Vocational portrait of a goldsmith

Author

Velden, Hugo van der

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Simiolus. 1998, Num. 4, Vol. 26, p. 242-276, 25 ill.

ISSN

0037-5411

Abstract (en)

Identifies the sitter in Petrus Christus's painting (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art) as the Bruges goldsmith Willem van Vlueten, rather than as S. Eloy as generally believed. Examines the traditional iconography of S. Eloy (Eligius), to which this image fails to conform, and explores the historical events of 1449 that may have motivated the commissioning of this painting. Advances the idea that the work was commissioned by van Vlueten to commemorate important goldsmithing work he executed for Philip the Good to offer as a present to his niece Mary on the occasion of her marriage to James II, king of Scots. Suggests that the female figure was meant to represent Mary herself. (Appendix transcribes 27 documents, 1432-1495, relating to van Vlueten and this commission).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Belgium
• Christus, Petrus, ca.1410-1475/76
• Painting
• Belgium
• 1400-1500
• Portrait of Willem van Vlueten
• Metropolitan Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Portraits
• Goldsmiths
• Saints
• Eligius, S., bishop of Noyon, ca.588-660
• Vlueten, Willem van, act.1432-1495
• Documents
• Commissions
• Philippe III le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, 1396-1467

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Belgique
• Christus, Petrus, v.1410-1475/76
• Peinture
• Belgique
• 1400-1500
• Portrait de Willem van Vlueten
• Metropolitan Museum of Art||New York (NY, USA)
• Portrait
• Orfèvres
• Saints
• Eloi, saint, évêque de Noyon, v.588-660
• Vlueten, Willem van, act.1432-1495
• Documents
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Philippe III le Bon, duc de Bourgogne, 1396-1467

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19991001-00213383

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