Ob er Italien besucht hat und italienischen Malern wie Antonello da Messina stilistische und technische Lösungen der flämischen Schule nahebrachte, ist ungeklärt. ###>It is unknown whether Christus visited Italy, and brought style and technical accomplishments of the Northern European painters directly to Antonello da Messina and other Italian artists, but it is known that his paintings were purchased by Italians.