St. Mark
Technical Details
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Title
St. Mark -
Author
Maestro Giorgio -
Year
1454 -
Dimensions
cm 60 x 51 -
Inventory
190 -
Room
IV -
Signature
MCCC(C). LIIII: georgius. pinxit.
This painting was probably part of a larger whole and is signed by a painter of whom we know no other work, and could possibly be attributed to Giorgio Schiavone, a painter active in Padua. Extraordinarily, the work already has a clear three-dimensionality that recalls the young Andrea Mantegna – you almost can see the veins throb under the skin of the saint. It is recognised as St. Mark by the words Pax tibi Marce Evangelista meus on the roll and by the inscription San Marcus Evangelista.
