St. Mark and St. Luke; Right cover of The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels

Object Details

Provenance

Monastery of the Vine-dresser, near Giza, Egypt [1]

To 1906

Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt, to 1906 [2]

From 1906 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi in Giza, Egypt, on December 19, 1906 [3]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

Notes:

[1] See object file for F1906.274, folder sheet note, Fr. Theodore Peterson, St. Paul's College, Catholic University, 1957.

[2] For purchase information, see object file for F1906.274. Also see Original Miscellaneous List, Biblical Mss. Section, S.I. 1467, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[3] See note 2.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

The Peacock Room Comes to America [2011-2016] (April 9, 2011 to January 4, 2016)

In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 (October 21, 2006 to January 7, 2007)

Christian Art (April 10, 1978 to October 12, 1978)

Christian Art (December 1, 1971 to April 7, 1978)

Christian Art (January 1, 1963 to May 15, 1968)

Untitled Exhibition, Armenian and Byzantine Art (July 28, 1958 to January 1, 1963)

Centennial Exhibition, Gallery 6 Alcove (February 25, 1956 to July 22, 1958)

Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, East Corridor (October 26, 1955 to November 10, 1955)

Special Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts and East Christian Art (February 15, 1955 to April 13, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1947 (June 18, 1947 to October 26, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts, Gallery 6, 1947 (April 23 to October 3, 1947)

Untitled Exhibition, Armenian Manuscripts (December 20, 1944 to October 6, 1947)

Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)

Previous custodian or owner

Ali Arabi (ca. 1840-1932) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

7th century

Period

Byzantine period

Accession Number

F1906.298

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Encaustic painting on wooden panel

Dimensions

H x W: 21.3 x 14.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Topic

Christianity

Egypt

Biblical Manuscripts

Saint Mark

Saint Luke

Byzantine period (330 - 1453)

Charles Lang Freer collection

Record ID

fsg_F1906.298

Metadata Usage (text)

Usage conditions apply

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye365357f3c-bc02-4673-a235-7209a314fcb4