St. Mark

Maestro Giorgio

Download hi-res image TITLE St. Mark
AUTHOR Maestro Giorgio
DATE 1454
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on panel
DIMENSIONS cm 60 x 51
INVENTORY 190
ROOM IV
FIRMA MCCC(C). LIIII: georgius. pinxit.
Work on display
Donation

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.