Portrait of a Young Girl 1470

"Portrait of a Young Girl" (c. 1470) by Petrus Christus is a small, intimate portrait of a young woman wearing a fashionable black headdress. The girl's delicate features and subtle expression are captured with remarkable realism. The artist’s meticulous attention to detail is evident in the intricate folds of her clothing and the sparkling jewels of her necklace. This oil painting is currently housed in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin and exemplifies Christus's mastery of Northern Renaissance portraiture.