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The only surviving illustration from the original set of four, this portrait of Luke is unusual in that it is a wash drawing rather than an illumination made in egg tempera. Unlikely executed by Philotheos himself, this portrait, which faces the opening words<BR>of the Gospel text, depicts Luke as a multi-tasking scholar seated before a palace-like structure. He holds a book in one hand while dipping his pen into an inkwell with the other, which is placed on a desk with an inscribed scroll placed over a lectern. ","remarks":"EarlyChristianandByzantineFeb2010.pdf"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Handbook Entry","textentryhtml":"\r\nPortraits of the four evangelists are found in innumerable Byzantine Gospel books. Depicted as scribes surrounded by desks, lecterns, pens, blades, compasses, and inkwells, they are placed to face the opening words of their Gospel text. The only surviving illustration from an original set of four, the portrait of Luke (fol. 81v) is unusual in that it is a wash drawing, rather than an illumination in egg tempera; the technique serves to harmonize the page more closely with the written text. Typical of the art of the period is the overblown drapery that gives the figure such presence, and the backdrop of jarring architectural forms that deliberately incorporates a number of conflicting viewpoints. </P>\r\nThe Gospel book itself was written in 1380 by Philotheos, metropolitan of Selymbria (&shy;present-day Silivri, in Turkey, on the north shore of the Sea of Marmara) — a rare documented case of a high-ranking clergyman and author copying out a Gospel book for his own use. Although Philotheos executed his own headpieces, and left space for this portrait, which is clearly contemporary with his undertaking, the colors used are different, and it is unlikely that he painted it himself. The odd conceit of the evangelist about to write with his left hand is common to a number of fourteenth-century manuscripts and frescoes from the area of Mount Athos, but the miniature could well have been painted in Selymbria. </P></SPAN>","remarks":null}],"datebegin":1375,"sortnumber":"1957   19y","published_date":"2026-02-11 10:09:24.522459","objectid":28079,"dimensions":"29.5 x 20.5 x 5.2 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)","on_view":false}