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A Saint (Mark?) Reading

ca. 1470
Not on view
This depiction of Venice’s patron saint, the evangelist Mark, may once have been full length. If so, the panel may be from an altarpiece painted for the church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, and dated to 1473. It is a fine work by Bartolomeo Vivarini, whose success in Venice was surpassed only by the genius of Bellini. Like Bellini, Vivarini was strongly influenced by the example of Mantegna.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Saint (Mark?) Reading
  • Artist: Bartolomeo Vivarini (Italian, active Venice 1450–91)
  • Date: ca. 1470
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: 18 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (47.3 x 37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Adele L. Lehman, in memory of Arthur Lehman, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.181.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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The Death of the Virgin, Bartolomeo Vivarini Italian, Tempera on wood
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Madonna and Child, Vincenzo Foppa Italian, Tempera, oil, and gold on wood
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Madonna and Child Enthroned
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