Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll

German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304

This ivory likely decorated the cover of a Gospel book. The abbreviated Latin inscription refers to the opening lines of Mark’s Gospel: “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness.” The miniature church resembles surviving monuments in Cologne, one of the most important Ottonian artistic centers. A former owner’s stamp is to the right of the desk at which Mark sits.

Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, Elephant ivory, German

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Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, Elephant ivory, German
Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, Elephant ivory, German
Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, Elephant ivory, German
Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, Elephant ivory, German
Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, Elephant ivory, German
Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, Elephant ivory, German

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