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Luke the Evangelist

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Luke the Evangelist

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Saint Luke the Evangelist is one of the most impressive panel paintings by Master Theodoric, intended for the decoration of the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Karlštejn. It may be a self-portrait of Theodoric himself. It is exhibited in the collection of medieval art of the National Gallery in Prague. Description and classification Oil tempera on beech board measuring 115 x 94 cm. The frame with printed ornament contains an elliptical reliquary opening at the bottom. The painting has been preserved in its original form from around 1360 and was restored in 1991 (H. Kohlová). Theodoric's painting is characterised by an extraordinary sophistication of pictorial expression and colour balance. The drapery is modelled in relief and uses incident light to illuminate the top layer, while the deep parts are highlighted with dark blue. The drapery itself consists of a motif of long vertical folds on the right forearm, short transverse lines around the upraised left hand with a book, and deep bowl-like folds in the center. The painter used azurite and lead white as the ground and the rarest pigment, ultramarine blue, as the top layer. The blue is balanced by white, ochre and red. The head of St. Luke is modelled with knowledge of real physiognomy, and its expression is enlivened by the direct gaze of the eyes on the viewer. It is characterized by the typical features of Theodoric's style - the slightly larger-than-life size of the broad face, the grey incarnation and the rich beard. The veins on the hands are realistically depicted and the left hand holding the book is rendered in perspective. The painting, like other paintings by Theodoric, extends partly onto the frame. The painter thus disrupts the regular geometric order of the picture frames on the wall of the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which limited his creative freedom. This is also evident in the generous conception of the test sketches that have survived on the chapel wall, by which the painter verified the format and proportional relationships with respect to the dimensions of the wall.

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Notable quotes

“You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.”
— 11:39-41 NIV
“You experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them. ... Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
— 11:46-52 NIV
“What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.”
— 16:15 NIV
“All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.”
— 2:44-45 NIV

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No public IJR answers mention Luke the Evangelist yet. As people ask about it and share their answers, they'll appear here.

Not who you're looking for? Others named Luke the Evangelist: one of the four evangelists

Notable quotes

“You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.”
— 11:39-41 NIV
“You experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one finger to help them. ... Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
— 11:46-52 NIV
“What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.”
— 16:15 NIV
“All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.”
— 2:44-45 NIV

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Saint Luke the Evangelist is one of the most impressive panel paintings by Master Theodoric, intended for the decoration of the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Karlštejn. It may be a self-portrait of Theodoric himself. It is exhibited in the collection of medieval art of the National Gallery in Prague. Description and classification Oil tempera on beech board measuring 115 x 94 cm. The frame with printed ornament contains an elliptical reliquary opening at the bottom. The painting has been preserved in its original form from around 1360 and was restored in 1991 (H. Kohlová). Theodoric's painting is characterised by an extraordinary sophistication of pictorial expression and colour balance. The drapery is modelled in relief and uses incident light to illuminate the top layer, while the deep parts are highlighted with dark blue. The drapery itself consists of a motif of long vertical folds on the right forearm, short transverse lines around the upraised left hand with a book, and deep bowl-like folds in the center. The painter used azurite and lead white as the ground and the rarest pigment, ultramarine blue, as the top layer. The blue is balanced by white, ochre and red. The head of St. Luke is modelled with knowledge of real physiognomy, and its expression is enlivened by the direct gaze of the eyes on the viewer. It is characterized by the typical features of Theodoric's style - the slightly larger-than-life size of the broad face, the grey incarnation and the rich beard. The veins on the hands are realistically depicted and the left hand holding the book is rendered in perspective. The painting, like other paintings by Theodoric, extends partly onto the frame. The painter thus disrupts the regular geometric order of the picture frames on the wall of the Chapel of the Holy Cross, which limited his creative freedom. This is also evident in the generous conception of the test sketches that have survived on the chapel wall, by which the painter verified the format and proportional relationships with respect to the dimensions of the wall.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).