Head of Christ
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: Petrus Christus
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Baarle-Hertog (Baerle-Duc), active by 1444–died 1475/76 Bruges
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Netherlandish
Date: ca. 1445
Medium: Oil on parchment, laid down on wood
Dimensions: Overall 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (14.9 x 10.8 cm); parchment 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (14.6 x 10.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959
Accession year: 1960
Tags: Christ