Saint Mark

c. 1425/1435

French 15th Century

Associated Names
French 15th Century

Artist

This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page featuring botanical motifs and an illustration of a robed figure with a lion. The border is filled with vibrant flowers, leaves, birds, and insects in blue, red, and green. In the central illustration, a robed figure with a halo is seated, engaged in writing or reading from a manuscript. A lion sits at their feet. The artwork is framed with gothic text in the lower portion of the page. It is in the style of medieval manuscript illumination, reminiscent of Flemish or French styles from the late Middle Ages or early Renaissance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tempera and gold leaf on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.11.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    NGA Miniatures 1975, no. 40, State D

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1953

  • Mediaeval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts, Los Angeles County Museum, 1953-1954, no. 62.

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. 48.

1972

  • Mediaeval Manuscripts from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, University of Notre Dame, 1972, no. 20, repro.

1975

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

1994

  • Fanciful Flourishes: Ornament in European Graphic Art and Related Objects, 1300-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994.

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, D.

Wikidata ID

Q64570761

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