Period: Gothic
Date: 1311
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object no.: 751462

Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem)

T'oros the Deacon, 1311

Maker: T'oros the Deacon
Date: 1311
Medium: Ink and pigments on oriental paper
Dimensions: Presentation - 10 7/16 x 8 1/16 in. (26.5 x 20.5 cm); Baptism - 10 7/16 x 8 1/16 in. (26.5 x 20.5 cm); Transfiguration - 10 5/8 x 8 in. (27 x 20.5 cm); Entry into Jerusalem – 11 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. (28/5 x 20.6 cm)
Period: Gothic

Why it matters

Four miniatures of the life of Christ from a gospel book of 1311 (Presentation, Baptism, Transfiguration, Entry into Jerusalem), dated 1311, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Ink and pigments on oriental paper. The museum attributes the work to T'oros the Deacon. The recorded dimensions are Presentation - 10 7/16 x 8 1/16 in. (26.5 x 20.5 cm); Baptism - 10 7/16 x 8 1/16 in. (26.5 x 20.5 cm); Transfiguration - 10 5/8 x 8 in. (27 x 20.5 cm); Entry into Jerusalem – 11 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. (28/5 x 20.6 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.

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