| Portrait of a Carthusian | |
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| Artist | Petrus Christus |
| Year | 1446 |
| Type | oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 29.2 cm × 21.6 cm (11+1⁄2 in × 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Accession | 49.7.19 |
Portrait of a Carthusian is a painting in oils on oak panel by the Early Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus in 1446. The work is part of the Jules Bache Collection housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
It is regarded as a masterpiece of Early Netherlandish painting and, because of the fly painted towards the bottom of the painting, a prominent, early example of trompe-l'œil. In 2020, the painting became a meme after the subject was compared to a Northeast Philadelphia local.[1]
- ^ "This 15th century Carthusian monk looks exactly like a dude from Northeast Philly". Billy Penn. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-13.