DETAILS
- Artist
- Petrus Christus
- Date
- 1444
- Location
- Birmingham Museums Trust
AUDIO DEEP DIVE
Stand in front of it and listen
The full narration walks you through The Man of Sorrows — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Petrus Christus
Petrus Christus, a leading painter in Bruges after Jan van Eyck, revolutionized Netherlandish portraiture and was an early adopter of linear perspective.