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Evangelist Mark Seated in his Study

Artist: Anonymous (Byzantine)
Created: 1025-1050
Medium: ink, paint, and gold on parchment
Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (27 x 19 cm)

Folio Number: A

Codicology: 1 folio. Parent Manuscript: Athens, National Library of Greece, Ms 2552 (formerly Serres, Prodromos Monastery, Ms A3), Gospel Lectionary, parchment, 174 fols.

Format: full-page miniature; h.: 27 cm, w.: 19 cm

Culture: Byzantine

Country: Turkey

Style: Byzantine

Provenance: Léon Gruel, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
Accession No. W.530.A