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envelope. 1. Outer part of a building enclosing the interior volumes.
2. Light waterproof protective
cladding, e.g. glass and metal frames, protecting the structure, as in
curtain-walling.
3. In geometry, the covering of a solid with a thin pliable substance.
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Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 12/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...accompanied the exhibition of Petrus Christus's works held at the Metropolitan...catalogue essay, "The Art of Petrus Christus," and the catalogue are by...additional essays, "Bruges During Petrus Christus's Lifetime," and "Petrus...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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CAUGHT BETWEEN BOSCH AND A HARD PLACE
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 5/6/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early ART REVIEW PETRUS CHRISTUS: Renaissance Master of Bruges. Metropolitan Museum...is that of a lesser-known, more modest artist, Petrus Christus (about 1410-72), who is the subject of an exhibit...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Arts in brief: Images of Christ unite at National.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 2/11/2000; 570 words
; ...by 15th century Flemish artist Petrus Christus, features in publicity material...beginning on April 2. The Petrus Christus painting, which measures just...place in an exhibition devoted to Petrus Christus at the Metropolitan Museum...
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The Paintings of Our Lives
Magazine article from: Poetry; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...a poem describing a painting by Petrus Christus, Grace Schulman writes: "Base...description, the way-- like Christus's painting-they transcribe...that includes the description of Christus ("One Year Without Mother...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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Sophisticated Sicilian Was In Step With Masters of Northern Europe.(Culture)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 1/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...direct contact with Jan van Eyck and Petrus Christus, painters of genius and near-genius respectively. The inclusion of Christus' The Lamentation (ca. 1450...don't scale the same heights. Christus' The Lamentation-with its saturated...
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The Paintings of Our Lives.(Review)
Magazine article from: Poetry; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...a poem describing a painting by Petrus Christus, Grace Schulman writes: "Base...description, the way--like Christus's painting--they transcribe...that includes the description of Christus ("One Year Without Mother...
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Fake art or not; Things are not what they seem when it comes to some Flemish masters
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 1/13/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...between the restorer's touch and the historic master Petrus Christus in the two other paintings in the show. "The use...restorer was responsible for and the one-third from Petrus Christus," the catalog says. Van der Veken's best known...
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Things are not what they seem when it comes to some Flemish masters
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 12/27/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...between the restorer's touch and the historic master Petrus Christus in the two other paintings in the show. "The use...restorer was responsible for and the one-third from Petrus Christus," the catalogue says. Van der Veken's best known...
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Iain Gale on exhibitions
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/24/1996; ; 477 words
; ...context. Marcus Coates's approach to the work of Rembrandt and Petrus Christus takes a similar and successfully expansive viewpoint, while Ian...2424) to 29 Jun Left: detail from Coates's 'Self Portrait/Petrus Christus'
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Otherworldy Pictures With a Sober Potency.(Arts&Entertainment)
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 1/21/2002; 700+ words
; ...on panel by the 15th-century Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus and an unheralded gem of the Met's holdings, isn...are. Take my advice: skip the movie and seek out the Christus. Art beats arty any day of the week. The Quintet of...
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Petrus Christus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Petrus Christus The Flemish painter Petrus Christus (ca. 1410-c. 1472) synthesized inherited styles in...and advanced rendering of linear and aerial perspective. Petrus Christus was born in the Flemish town of Baerle. His early training...
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Christus, Petrus
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art
Christus, Petrus ( b ?Baerle-Duc [now Baarle-Hertog...Jan and helped to spread his style. Christus' work is plainer and more summary...der Weyden is also evident in some of Christus' work; his Lamentation ( c. 1450...
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Petrus Cristus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Petrus Cristus see Christus, Petrus .
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Antonello da Messina
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...in Naples and his contact with Petrus Christus, a Flemish follower of Jan van...in Milan along with the name of Christus. Whatever Antonello had learned...reinforced by the presence in Milan of Christus. In 1460 Antonello traveled abroad...
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Dirk Bouts
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Altarpiece shows the distinct and strong influence of Petrus Christus, the leading master of that city after the death...Entombment in London, the early, formative influence of Petrus Christus had been almost totally displaced by that of Rogier...
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