Saint John

c. 1425/1435

French 15th Century

Associated Names
French 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of a scribe in a decorated manuscript. The painting shows a seated figure in a blue robe with a halo, writing on a scroll with a quill at a writing desk. The scene is framed with a rich architectural arch, and the surrounding page is decorated with vibrant red, blue, and gold floral motifs and filigree. The text in red and black script occupies a central portion below the artwork, set within fields of colorful flourishes. This is in the style of medieval illuminated manuscript art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tempera and gold leaf on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.8 x 12.5 cm (7 x 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    NGA Miniatures 1975, no. 40, State A

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1962

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 13.

1971

  • A Selection of X-Xv Century Medieval Miniatures from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971, no. 36.

1972

  • Mediaeval Manuscripts from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame, 1972, no. 18, repro.

1975

  • Medieval and Renaissance Miniatures from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1975, no. 40A, repro.

2009

  • Heaven on Earth: Manuscript Illuminations from the National Gallery of Art, NGA, 2009.

Bibliography

1975

  • National Gallery of Art. Medieval and Renaissance Miniatures from the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1975: no. 40, A.

Wikidata ID

Q64570759

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