Saint Mark the Evangelist and Saint Sinibaldus Venerated by Members of

Two haloed saints stand beneath pointed gold arches on a gilded ground. The bearded figure on the left holds a book and a pen-like object, while the figure on the right, in a dark cloak and green hat, grips a staff. Two small kneeling donors in red appear at the lower corners, framed by a dense floral border in tempera and gold.

Look closer: Two small kneeling donors in red robes at the lower left and right corners of the panel.

Artist

Cristoforo Cortese

Date

ca. 1425–34

Medium

Tempera and gold on parchment

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2818 × 3722 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 1975.1.2468