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Rabbula Gospels

completed 586
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The Rabbula Gospels represent the artistic prowess of the Syriac Church. Elaborate arcades frame the Canon Tables that show parallels between Gospel passages. Among the images on these pages are King David with his lyre, the Nativity, and the Wedding at Cana witnessed by the Virgin and Christ.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rabbula Gospels
  • Date: completed 586
  • Geography: Made in Syria (?)
  • Medium: Ink and colors on parchment; 292 folios
  • Dimensions: 13 3/16 x 10 7/16 in. (33.5 x 26.5 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts
  • Credit Line: Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence (Plut. I. 56)
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters