Home›Sources›Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, accession 17.190.36 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesEvangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, accession 17.190.36 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-18Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, accession 17.190.36 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/met-markevangelist-17-190-36.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, accession 17.190.36 (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/met-markevangelist-17-190-36Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-evangelist-saint-mark-writing-the-gospel, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, accession 17.190.36 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/met-markevangelist-17-190-36}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for "Evangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll," a German elephant ivory carving of the 11th century. Accession number 17.190.36.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned ivory carving, the strongest available record for its date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright by name and identifying symbol.CitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464339Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Sacred Art & Iconography, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Well-attested6Sacred Art & IconographyEvangelist Saint Mark Writing the Gospel with His Symbol, the Lion (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.36)SourcesEvangelist Saint Mark writing the Gospel with his symbol, the Lion, holding a scroll, accession 17.190.36 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds1Sacred Art & IconographyEvangelist Saint Mark Writing the Gospel with His Symbol, the Lion (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.36)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyEvangelist Saint Mark Writing the Gospel with His Symbol, the Lion (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.36)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyEvangelist Saint Mark Writing the Gospel with His Symbol, the Lion (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.190.36)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year