Matthew the Evangelist original: "Matthæus Euangeliſta"

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A woodcut illustration depicts Saint Matthew the Evangelist. Matthew is portrayed as an elderly man with a long beard and a halo, seated at a desk and writing with a quill into a large, open book. Standing behind him is a winged angel, Matthew's traditional symbol, who appears to be inspiring or dictating the text. On the desk, which is covered with a draped, patterned cloth, rests an hourglass. The desk itself sits atop a large, arched wooden support. To the right of Matthew's chair, a winged lion, traditionally the symbol of Saint Mark, is also present. This may indicate a shared iconographic cycle or an artistic variation. The background suggests an interior space with a lattice-patterned window.