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Portrait of the Evangelist Matthew

German (Artist)
mid 11th century (Medieval)
ink and pigments on thick, white, unpolished parchment
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Medieval Europe )

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.

Abbey of St. Peter, Reichenau (?), mid-11th century; German Library, 19th century [date and mode of acquisition unknown, no. 203]; Sir Thomas Brooke, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, after 1854 [acquired from the dealer G.I. Ellis, mode of acquisition unknown]; Ingraham Brooke, Sotheby's March 7, 1913, lot 8; Leon Gruel, after 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Germany, Reichenau (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 1/8 x W: 6 9/16 in. (23.1 x 16.6 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

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.

W.7.15V

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Reichenau Gospels

German
mid 11th century (Medieval)
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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