Saint Mark

Master of the Dormition of the Virgin from Muranoaround 1350 - 1370

Details

Title: Saint Mark
Creator Lifespan: active in the third quarter of the 14th century -
Creator Nationality: Italian
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Birth Place: Venice
Date: around 1350 - 1370
Provenance: Alberto Crespi Collection
Physical Dimensions: w27 x h92.5 cm
Painter: Master of the Dormition of the Virgin from Murano
Description: This painting was originally the right side of a polyptych of which nothing else now remains. Saint Mark is identifiable both by the inscription and by his facial features: dark curly hair and beard; strong features; skin tones modeled by a light reminiscent of the light in Byzantine paintings, which highlights the saint’s rapt expression, following archaic models. This is a master who comes in the wake of Paolo Veneziano and also, later, Lorenzo Veneziano. In particular, this work seems to lie at an early stage in the career of the anonymous master, like the four panels with saints found in the Correr Museum in Venice.
Type: painting
Rights: © Archivio fotografico Museo Diocesano, Milano
Medium: tempera on wood

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