St Luke (1477). Gabriel Mälesskircher (German, c.1425-1495). Oil on panel. Thyss
St Luke (1477). Gabriel Mälesskircher (German, c.1425-1495). Oil on panel. Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.This panel forms part of a group of eight which once belonged to an altarpiece in the monastery at Tegernsee. They depict the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Here St Luke is writing at his desk with his symbol, the bull, at his side, depicted in a realistic way as if it were a domestic pet. -- source link
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