The Saint Matthew Capital
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.On the left side sits King Eglypus of Ethiopia with his son, resurrected by Matthew. Two malicious sorcerers are engaged by Eglypus’s evil successor King Hyrtacus shown on the front. He seeks to procure the hand of Iphegenia, Eglypus’s daughter, whom Matthew had dedicated to God. On the right side, the devil seizes the soul of the villainous king after he has Matthew executed.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Saint Matthew Capital
- Date: 1170s
- Geography: Made in Nazareth
- Medium: Limestone
- Dimensions: 16 5/8 × 21 1/4 × 18 1/2 in. (42.2 × 54 × 47 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Stone
- Credit Line: Terra Sancta Museum, Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters