Artwork
Die Evangelisten Johannes und Markus
Die Evangelisten Johannes und Markus is an unspecified painting by the Northern Renaissance artist Unknown. It dates from 1430 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
About this work
Overview
Die Evangelisten Johannes und Markus is a painting depicting two figures, likely saints, standing together. The work features symbolic elements and a distinctive color palette.
Subject & Meaning
The two figures, one with curly hair and the other bearded, are shown with halos, indicating their sacred status. A bird, possibly a dove, flies above them, carrying a ribbon, adding to the scene's symbolic significance.
Technique & Style
The painting's background has a yellowish hue with a subtle texture, reminiscent of aged parchment. The figures' clothing is rendered in detail, with the left figure wearing a red tunic under a dark brown cloak and the right figure dressed in white with a red cloak.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Linker Flügel des sog. Pretschlaipfer-Triptychons: Hll. Christophorus und Jakobus Major (Innenseite); Verkündigung an Maria (Außenseite)
Left wing of St. Laurenz triptych - 6 Apostles and the donor Gerhard von Wesel (1443-1510) with his third wife Adelheid Bischof![Our Lady of Sorrows and St John the Evangelist from the scene of the Crucifixion. The wing of the altar retable [?] from Chełmiec, by Unknown](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/unknown--our-lady-of-sorrows-and-st-john-the-evangelist-from-the-scen--a539683940b08071-w320.webp)
Our Lady of Sorrows and St John the Evangelist from the scene of the Crucifixion. The wing of the altar retable [?] from Chełmiec
Three Apostles
Saint in Red Cloak![Saint James Major [right panel], by Grifo di Tancredi](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/grifo-di-tancredi--saint-james-major-right-panel--dc190378c0cddc8f-w320.webp)
Saint James Major [right panel]
John the Baptist
Saint James Minor
Saint John the Evangelist
Iacov și Ezechil
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Preaching to the Emperor
Botschaft des Engels an Joachim