Ivories of the So-Called Grado Chair: Saint Mark Preaching
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.The ivories from the So-called Grado Chair depict Saint Mark as founder and first bishop of the church of Alexandria. The mixture of Byzantine and Islamic elements in the decoration, especially in details of the cities, demonstrates the sophistication of ivory carvers in the eastern Mediterranean immediately before the body of the saint was transported to Venice.
On this panel, Saint Mark preaches to a crowd of people before the walls of a city, possibly in North Africa or Aquileia in Italy.
On this panel, Saint Mark preaches to a crowd of people before the walls of a city, possibly in North Africa or Aquileia in Italy.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ivories of the So-Called Grado Chair: Saint Mark Preaching
- Date: 7th–8th century
- Geography: Made in Eastern Mediterranean or Egypt
- Medium: Ivory
- Dimensions: 7 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 in. (18.9 x 10.5 x 1 cm)
- Classification: Ivories
- Credit Line: Civiche Raccolte d’Arte Applicata—Castello Sforzesco, Milan (avori n. 2)
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters