Saint Mark with Two Bishops and Putti

c. 1580

Attributed to Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Associated Names
Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Artist, Venetian, 1544 or 1548 - 1628

The image depicts a scene with multiple figures. A seated person is in the upper part of the image, dressed in flowing robes, with distinct facial features including pronounced eyebrows and a beard. They are seated on a raised platform, with one hand on a book. Beside them is a sculpted lion. Two individuals below the seated person are likely religious figures, wearing long robes and tall hats. They stand facing each other, each holding a bishop's crosier. The background above the seated person features two cherubs holding objects. The scene is set against a plain backdrop with sketched architectural details. The composition is in sepia tones with white highlights.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white, over black chalk on light brown (formerly blue) laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.9 x 23.3 cm (15 11/16 x 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.43.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Seiferheld and Co., New York; Mrs. Ruth Carter Stevenson; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in pen and brown ink: Palma.

Wikidata ID

Q64536851

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