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Leaf from a Gospel Book with Four Standing Evangelists

1290–1330
Not on view
Displaying the authors of the four Gospels standing in a row at the beginning of a Gospel book is an early Christian tradition that continued to be used in some areas of Armenia into the medieval period. The elaborately patterned, colorful garments of the evangelists may reflect contemporary Armenian clerical dress.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Leaf from a Gospel Book with Four Standing Evangelists
  • Date: 1290–1330
  • Geography: Made in Lake Van region,Vaspurakan (now eastern Türkiye)
  • Culture: Armenian
  • Medium: Tempera and ink on parchment
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 x 13 3/16 in. (22.8 x 33.5 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. J.C. Burnett, 1957
  • Object Number: 57.185.3
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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