Saint Mark, his head turned in profile to the left, with an open book in his right hand and a lion at his feet, plate 2 from "The Four Evangelists"

Sebald Beham · German

Date: 1541

Medium: Engraving; forth of four states

Dimensions: Sheet: 1 5/8 x 1 3/16 in. (4.2 x 3 cm)

Classification: Prints

Themes: Books, Lions, Profiles, Saint Mark

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Date range

1541 – 1541

Largest dimension

3.0 cm

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