Creative Commons License
Portrait of the Evangelist Mark
Mark is depicted seated at a heavy desk, dipping his quill pen in ink as he prepares to continue writing in the book on his lap. His appearance, dressed in drapery and sandals, recalls the classical tradition of author portraits. Mark looks at his symbol, the lion, in the upper right corner.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Freising, Germany, ca. 865-875; Germany, 19th century; Leon Gruel and Robert Engelmann, Paris, late 19th-early 20th century [mode of acquisition unknown, no.78]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, February 19, 1917 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Germany, Freising (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 7/8 x W: 4 13/16 in. (17.5 x 12.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1917
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.4.90V
