Four Evangelists

Historical period(s)
1175-1200
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on parchment
Dimensions
H x W: 35.6 x 22.8 cm (14 x 9 in)
Geography
Egypt
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1955.11
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Manuscript folio

Keywords
Egypt, naskh script
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Jules Leroy. Les Manuscrits Coptes et Coptes-Arabes Illustrates. Bibliothèque archéologique et historique Paris. pl. 43.
  • Eva Rose F. Hoffman. The Emergence of Illustration in Arabic Manuscripts: Classical Legacy and Islamic Transformation. Ann Arbor. ill. 104b.
  • Eva Rose F. Hoffman. The Author Portrait in Arabic Manuscripts: A New Islamic Context for a Late-Antique Tradition
    . vol. 10 Leiden. pp. 8-9, 13, fig. 8b.
  • Ideals of Beauty: Asian and American Art in the Freer and Sackler Galleries. Thames and Hudson World of Art London and Washington, 2010. p. 185.
  • Wendy Frey, Bert Bower, Jim Lobdell. History Alive!: The Ancient World. Palo Alto. p. 349.
Collection Area(s)
Biblical Manuscripts
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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