id:			124137
accession number:	1945.132
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.132
updated:		2023-03-08 11:50:29.059000

Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists, c. 1235. England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 18.9 x 13.9 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1945.132

title:				Miniature Excised from a Psalter: Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists
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creation date:			c. 1235
creation date earliest:		1230
creation date latest:		1240
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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culture:	England, Abbey of Peterborough(?), 13th century
technique:	ink, tempera, and gold on vellum
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Manuscript Illuminations
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

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measurements: Sheet: 18.9 x 13.9 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Illuminated Manuscripts
	opening date:   2004-10-10T00:00:00
	<i>Illuminated Manuscripts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 10, 2004-October 2, 2005).

	title:		The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   2010-11-06T00:00:00
	<i>The Glory of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 6, 2010-April 17, 2011).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Cleveland Museum of Art (10/10/2004 - 10/02/2005); "Illuminated Manuscripts"<br><br>Cleveland Museum of Art, (11/06/2010 - 04/17/2011); "The Glory Of the Painted Page: Manuscript Illuminations from the Permanent Collections"

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
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).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
	page number: 	N6180
	url:		https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll9/id/17013

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 149
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n39

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IMAGES

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