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The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects

The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects

Circle of Giulio Clovio

TitleThe Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects
ArtistCircle of Giulio Clovio Croatian, active Italy, 1498–1578
Date1572
MediumTempera and gold paint on vellum, in paper montage with pen and brown ink and touches of watercolor
Classificationtempera
OriginItaly

Themes: Entomological plates

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“The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects” is a work by Circle of Giulio Clovio Croatian, active Italy, 1498–1578, dated 1572. It is executed in tempera and gold paint on vellum, in paper montage with pen and brown ink and touches of watercolor and classified as tempera. In this archive it sits within the entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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