The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Miniature Excised from a Gospel Book: The Symbol of St. Matthew (recto) and Canon Tables (verso)
c. 1125–1150
Sheet: 17.5 x 11.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1950.373
Location: Not on view
Description
This initial L, for Liber generationis... (The book of the generation of Jesus Christ...), originally served as an introduction to the Gospel of St. Matthew. Unlike the Helmarshausen illuminator, who painted an actual portrait bust of St. Matthew (displayed nearby), this artist chose to paint within the letter the Evangelist's symbol, a winged man holding a book.- The Decorated Letter and the Illuminator's Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 19, 1993).Religious Art. Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, NY (organizer) (December 15, 1964-January 10, 1965).
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