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Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists

c. 1235

England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century

Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

Sheet: 18.9 x 13.9 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1945.132

Location

not on view

Description

Christ is seated within a cusped frame representing his aura. He is surrounded by the four "living creatures"---the gospel writers---as envisioned by Saint John in his Apocalypse: a winged man (St. Matthew), a lion (St. Mark), an ox (St. Luke), and an eagle (St. John).

Citations
The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. N6180 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 149 archive.org
Exhibition history

The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"

Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"

Illuminated Manuscripts. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).

The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1945.132