Portrait of a Carthusian
Appearance
Portrait of a Carthusian is a painting in oils on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus in 1446. Portrait of a Carthusian is part of the Jules Bache Collection housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, USA. The work is a masterpiece of Early Netherlandish painting and a prominent, early example of Tromp l’oeil.