Saint Luke

c. 1425/1435

French 15th Century

Associated Names
French 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page featuring a seated figure. The illuminated manuscript page shows an elegantly dressed figure sitting in an architectural setting with a wooden desk, chair, and a vibrant green tiled floor. The figure is engaged in writing or reading, with a book resting on the lectern. Next to the figure, there is a winged bull. The scene is surrounded by intricate floral patterns in vivid blues, reds, and golds, and the page contains gothic script text at the bottom. The elaborate decoration is typical of the ornate style found in medieval manuscripts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tempera and gold leaf on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.8 x 12.6 cm (7 x 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    NGA Miniatures 1975, no. 40, State B

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Life and Lives in the Renaissance, Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; and Columbia Museum of Art, SC, 1956, no. 47.

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. 11.

1972

  • Mediaeval Manuscripts from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame, 1972, no. 19, repro.

1975

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

Wikidata ID

Q64570760

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