Portrait of a Young Girl (detail) Magnet

Portrait of a Young Girl, by Petrus Christus (circa 1460-1470). The image is a detail focusing on the face of the subject. The painting is a small oil-on-oak panel painting by the Early Netherlandish painter Petrus Christus. It was completed towards the end of his life, between 1465 and 1470. It marks a major stylistic advance in contemporary portraiture; the girl is set in an airy, three-dimensional, realistic setting,[3] and stares out at the viewer with a complicated expression that is reserved, yet intelligent and alert. It is widely regarded as one of the most exquisite portraits of the Northern Renaissance.