Saints Cyprian, Vitus, Stephan, and Cornelius

third quarter 12th century

German 12th Century

Associated Names
German 12th Century

Artist

The image features four figures depicted upright from head to toe, each with a halo. The person on the far left has short, curly hair, wearing a decorated robe and holding a book, gesturing with the other hand. Next to him, the second figure also has short, curly hair and wears a striped robe, holding a staff. The third person has short hair under a blue and white cap, in a striped robe, holding a book while gesturing. The fourth figure has curly hair under a pointed cap, wearing a robe with blue and red detailing, holding a book with one hand raised. The background is a parchment-like surface with decorative red lining at the border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    miniature on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 10.9 x 14.2 cm (4 5/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    NGA Miniatures 1975, no. 29, State B

  • Series Title

    Bisected Leaf from a Sacramentary [1964.8.23-24]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

L'Art Ancien S.A.; purchased 1962 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1864.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • A Selection of X-Xv Century Medieval Miniatures from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971, no. 4, repro.

1975

  • Medieval and Renaissance Miniatures from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1975, no. 29B, repro.

1995

  • Henry the Lion and His Time, Burg Dankewarderode, Braunschweig, 1995.

Bibliography

1975

  • National Gallery of Art. Medieval and Renaissance Miniatures from the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1975: no. 29, B.

1995

  • Luckhardt, Jochen and Franz Niehoff. Heinrich der Löwe und seine Zeit: Herrschaft und Repräsentation der Welfen 1125-1235. vol. 1. Munich, 1995: G69.

Wikidata ID

Q64571818

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