Here's a painting by Petrus Christus that wasn't in the book. It is Portrait of a Young Girl. I think it exemplifies Flemish portraiture of the time period because the subject appears wealthy but humble and modest. Christus used a humanistic approach by showing emotion in her face and the expression allows her personality to come through by appearing a bit pouty. The book states that, "the outward gaze of the subject is new in portraiture, and it suggests the subject's increased sense of self-confidence as (s)he catches the viewer's eye." I think she looks a lot like the subject of Portrait of a Lady by Rogier van der Weyden. I love both paintings. They almost seem like mother and daughter.
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