Miniature with the Apostles Paul and Peter and the Evangelists John, Luke, Matthew, and Mark
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )
This image originally faced the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles in a late eleventh-century psalter and New Testament in Mount Athos, Vatopedi Monastery MS 762. It seems likely that in this manuscript, the scribe and illuminator were the same person.
Provenance
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[Folio 211 in Mount Athos, Vatopedi MS 762]; Leon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2008-2009 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Museum of Biblical Art, New York; Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha. |
2004 | Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Constantinople (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 5 13/16 x W: 3 15/16 in. (14.7 x 10 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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W.530.C