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
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).