Petrus Christus

painting Death of the Virgin by Petrus Christus, ca 1460-65 Putnam Foundation, oil on oak, transferred to mahogany (171.1x138.4 cm). There are six different galleries the Italian gallery, the French gallery, the American gallery, the Donna Knox sefton gallery, the Special Exhibition gallery and the Icon gallery. The Italian gallery is pink and the paintings hang from the walls on pink cords. The French gallery is a mirror image of the Italian gallery. The American gallery is a replica of the Italian gallery. Next is the Special Exhibitions gallery which currently has on display Witness to War: Callot, Goya, Bellows. The Icon gallery has green carpeted walls. Some of the pieces hang from the walls on ropes…