Frontispiece to St. Luke’s Gospel

Frontispiece to St. Luke’s Gospel: St. Luke writing, — seated before a lectern. Color on a gold ground (worn). Three inscriptions. On the back: a transfer (in reverse) of the synaxarion written on a preceding page.

Historical period(s)
early 12th century
Medium
Color over gold on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 17.3 × 13.8 cm (6 13/16 × 5 7/16 in)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1933.12
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Manuscript folio

Keywords
Christianity
Provenance

To 1933
Paul Mallon, Paris. [1]

From 1933
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Paul Mallon, Paris. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Paul Mallon 1884-1975

Description

Frontispiece to St. Luke's Gospel: St. Luke writing, --- seated before a lectern. Color on a gold ground (worn). Three inscriptions. On the back: a transfer (in reverse) of the synaxarion written on a preceding page.

Published References
  • Kenneth W. Clark. A Descriptive Catalogue of Greek New Testament Manuscripts in America. Chicago. p. 209.
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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