Die Evangelisten Matthäus und Lukas
um 1430
Medium
Malerei auf Eichenholz
Dimensions
29,1 × 12,8 cm
Classification
Tafelbild
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4849
About this artwork
Gegenstück zu Inv.-Nr. 4869
Art Historical Context
"Die Evangelisten Matthäus und Lukas" (The Evangelists Matthew and Luke), created by an anonymous Netherlandish painter around 1430, is a delicate panel painting on oak wood measuring just 29.1 × 12.8 cm. This small-scale work, housed in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, depicts two of the four Gospel writers—Saint Matthew and Saint Luke—likely as part of a devotional pair, serving as a pendant to another panel (Inv.-Nr. 4869). Such intimate formats were ideal for private prayer in homes or portable altars during the late Middle Ages. Emerging from the Early Netherlandish tradition, this ar...