Mark the Evangelist, ca. 1460 – 1465

From the 'Four Evangelists in the Round' series

Blatt: diameter: 126 mm
Platte: diameter: 125 mm
Darstellung: diameter: 119 mm

Physical Description: Engraving, drypoint, printed from a round plate

Inventory Number: 33612

Object Number: 33612 D

Acquisition: Acquired in 1858 as a gift from Johann David Passavant

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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About the Work

Mark’s robes spread out around him in fanciful folds that occupy a large proportion of this depiction’s lower half. They create an ornamental, planar effect reminiscent of the metal engraving work carried out by goldsmiths. The compositions by the Master E.S. frequently exhibit two-dimensional-looking decorative effects of this kind. It is quite likely that he was originally a trained goldsmith, and thus skilled in the very craft from which the engraving technique had evolved.