Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists
Unknown Artist
c. 1235
Medium
ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
Dimensions
18.9 × 13.9 cm
Classification
Manuscript
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Accession Number
1945.132
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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).