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Alonso Berruguete
Saint Markcirca 1560

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Polychrome wood sculpture of a bearded, robed man reading an open book, with a lion at his feet, on a rectangular base
Polychrome wood sculpture of a bearded man in profile, leaning forward to read an open book, draped in gold and green robes with gilded trim, one foot resting on a crouching lion at the base.
Carved wooden sculpture of a standing robed figure, shown from the back, with rough unfinished wood exposed along the back and sides, traces of gilded polychrome surface remaining, mounted on a rectangular base.
Polychrome wood sculpture of a standing bearded man in flowing robes, holding a gilded book with ornate cover, one foot resting on a carved lion's head at the base; gold and olive-green pigments with fine detail throughout.
Artist or Maker
Alonso Berruguete
Spain, Valladolid, circa 1488-1561
Title
Saint Mark
Date Made
circa 1560
Medium
Polychromed and gilded pine
Dimensions
Overall: 39 × 14 × 10 in. (99 × 35.6 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by The Ahmanson Foundation, The Chandler Family Trust in memory of Franklin Murphy, and Elizabeth C. Anketell, Fred Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. William Preston Harrison, A. Popper, Hilda Brown, Jane and Justin Dart, Mary B. Regan, Charles H. Quinn, Arthur L. Erlanger, Dido and Jean Renoir, Mitchell Samuels, Mrs. William May Garland in memory of her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blanke, and an anonymous donor by exchange
Accession Number
AC1995.182.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance
Enrique Larreta (1875-1961), Buenos Aires, bequeathed to; Acelain collection, Buenos Aires, 1961, sold to; [Enzo Costantini, Geneva and Rome, 1988, sold 1995 to]; LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 3, Dutch Painting, Flemish Painting, Spanish Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.