Symbol of Mark the Evangelist

Object belonging

One's own

Category

Bronze sculpture

City

Rome

Location

Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia

Specific location

Store

Inventory

PV 04766

Material and technique

Gilded bronze

Author

Tuscan School

Dating

15th century

Dimensions

17 x 15 x 9.5 cm.

Origin

Conte Contini (1923)

Image copyright

SSPSAE e per il Polo Museale della città di Roma

Short description

This bronze consists of a zoomorphic depiction of Mark the Evangelist that was probably included in a larger composition with the other three Evangelists. The museum inventory suggests the provenance of this bronze can be traced to the Cathedral of Messina, which was seriously damaged by earthquakes in 1783 and 1908.

Pietro Cannata

Bibliography

Unpublished