Saint Luke the Evangelist, circa 1600
Egg tempera and gesso on wood.
47.5 x 33.7cm
no. 3144
Inscription in Slavonic: Понеже убо мнози начаша чинити повесть о извествованных в нас вещех ... [etc]. Luke 1:1 ‘Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things...
Inscription in Slavonic: Понеже убо мнози начаша чинити повесть о извествованных в нас вещех ... [etc]. Luke 1:1 ‘Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us…’
Feast Day: 18th October
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