Petrus Christus, Portrait of a Young Girl
Petrus Christus, un alt pictor flamand, inspirat de Weyden si elev al lui Van Eyck. Remarcabil este portetul fetei, aflat in Staatliche Museen, Berlin, si realizat dupa anul 1460, considerat sursa de inspiratie pentru 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' al lui Vermeer. Tabloul impresioneaza prin aura de discretie si eleganta nobiliara a personajului si senzatia de irealitate. Vestimentatia deosebita a fetei se crede a fi de provenienta franceza. Privirea serioasa, din coltul ochilor, atenta, contrastul intre rece si cald (tonurile de roz ale chipului si cele intunecate din restul compozitiei), creeaza o atmosfera speciala si esti tentat sa te opresti putin, macar cateva clipe, pentru a intelege cine este si din ce lume provine personajul care te urmareste din imaginea imprimata pe panza...
O opinie interesanta gasita pe net:
"Another Flemish masterpiece, this time by Petrus Christus. 'Portrait of a Young Girl' was painted around 1460, and almost certainly influenced Vermeer's famous 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'. All the reproductions show that the paint is now heavily cracked, but I can't help imagining how beautiful it must have been originally, with the skin perfectly smooth and the colours - especially the blue of her dress - more vibrant. I like the simplicity of the composition, but above all I like the sulky, impassive expression on the girl's face. Her averted gaze seems to mask a whole range of feelings - boredom, sadness, suspicion, dreaminess, reserve, self-consciousness; all the conflicting emotions we experience as we pass through the uncertainties of adolescence into adulthood. And I think this is exactly what girls today look like at that stage in their lives. To me, this fragility mingled with a sort of calm self-assurance is what gives the painting its power and durability. " Alan Edwards
