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The painting was created with egg tempera and gold leaf on wood panel.  The icon was created around 1657 in Venice.  
The height of the painting is 66 cm (26 in) and the width is 54 cm (21.2 in).  The painting is one of the signed works of Tzanes.  The floor resembles Damaskinos's tiled floors.  Both The Last Supper and the Wedding at Cana featured tiled floors in a similar manner.  The floor allows viewers to visually establish the foreground, the middle ground, and the background.Saint Mark sits on his lion.  He holds an open book in his left hand and a quill pen in his right.
The painter uses bright colors following the Italian cangiante technique.  The Saint's dark blue robe floats in mid-air while he looks to his left envisioning the story of Jesus.  His robe is painted with dark and light blue colors.  The painter creates the perfect illusion of shadows.  His bright orange shirt folds naturally.  The painter adds human anatomical features to Mark, his veins are clearly visible.  Mark's face gazes into space and the painter clearly expresses his facial features.  His nose, mouth, and eyes appear to establish space.  The brushstrokes of his beard clearly establish lines, contours, and grooves.  The painter clearly reveals his hair waves.
In the upper right corner, the hand of God blesses the evangelist.  The cloud is painted with detail.  To our left a column and an archway are present.  Both are painted with clear lines and shapes.  There is a small bookshelf under the column and archway.  Inside the bookshelf, a small ink jar and book are visible.  The lion is painted in careful detail.  The lion's mane is clearly visible, it is curly and wavy.  The fur is distinguishable from the rest of the lion's hair.  His claws are close to Mark's foot.  The lion's claws are carefully painted.  The lion has a majestic expression on its face while holding an open book with Greek letters.
cangiante Wedding at Cana The Last Supper Saint Mark Damaskinos