Virgin with Saints Jerome and Francis

The Virgin with Saints Jerome and Francis is a painting by Petrus Christus, created around 1457. It is notable for being the earliest known Netherlandish painting to utilize a single vanishing point, a technique that defines geometric perspective. Christus, who worked in Bruges, is believed to have been trained by Jan van Eyck. His style is characterized by a naturalistic approach and a precise, jewel-like execution, often drawing inspiration from the emotional traditions of Early Netherlandish art. Other significant works by Christus include Portrait of a Carthusian and St. Eligius.1