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The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects

Giorgio Giulio Clovio

1572

The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects by Giorgio Giulio Clovio

Medium

Tempera and gold paint on vellum, in paper montage with pen and brown ink and touches of watercolor

Dimensions

Overall: 36.7 × 25 cm (14 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.); Individual miniatures; Matthew: 7.8 × 7.5 cm (3 1/8 × 3 in.); Mark: 7.7 × 7.5 cm (3 1/16 × 3 in.); Luke: 7.8 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); John: 7.8 × 7.7 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/16 in.); Border: 34.3 × 24.5 cm (13 9/16 × 9 11/16 in.)

Classification

tempera

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

97442

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