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Petrus Christus, an Uncommon card
Petrus Christus was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges from 1444, where, along with Hans Memling, he became the leading painter after the death of Jan van Eyck.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 106
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 106 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Petrus Christus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Petrus Christus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Today, some 30 works are confidently ______ to him.
Answer
attributed. Today, some 30 works are confidently attributed to him. From the Petrus Christus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Petrus Christus was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges from ____, where, along with Hans Memling, he became the leading painter after the death of Jan van Eyck.
Answer
1440s. Petrus Christus was an Early Netherlandish painter active in Bruges from 1444, where, along with Hans Memling, he became the leading painter after the death of Jan van Eyck. From the Petrus Christus article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was influenced by van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden and is noted for his innovations with linear perspective and a meticulous technique which seems derived from miniatures and manuscript illumination.
- Today, some 30 works are confidently attributed to him.
- The best known include the Portrait of a Carthusian and Portrait of a Young Girl, both are highly innovative in the presentation of the figure against detailed, rather than flat, backgrounds.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Petrus Christus article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Petrus Christus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Petrus Christus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Petrus Christus, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
