St John the Evangelist at Patmos is an oil-on-panel painting by Flemish painters Tobias Verhaecht and Gillis Coignet. The painting was completed in 1598, and is now in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.[1][2][3]
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| Artist | Tobias Verhaecht; Gillis Coignet |
| Year | 1598 |
| Catalogue | ГЭ-8694 |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 133 cm × 191.5 cm (52.3 in × 75.3 in) |
| Location | Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg |
Painting edit
According to legend, Saint John was exiled to Patmos during the persecutions under Emperor Domitian. There, he is thought to have written the Book of Revelation, although some attribute the authorship of Revelation to another man, called John the Presbyter, or to other writers of the late first century AD.[4] In the painting, John is depicted sitting on a rock by the sea, in the process of writing the Book of Revelation. Next to him there sits an eagle, John's commonest attribute along with a book or scroll.[5]
Provenance edit
The painting entered the Hermitage Museum in 1934. It was moved there from the Leningrad branch of the Soviet Writers' Union. The painting was formerly in the collection of P.V. Delarov.[3][1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Landscape with St John the Evangelist at Patmos". Hermitage Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Landscape with St John the Evangelist at Patmos". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Landscape with St John the Evangelist at Patmos". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ In Encyclopaedia Britannica, Britannica concise encyclopedia. Chicago IL: Britannica Digital Learning. 2017.
- ^ "Saint John the Apostle". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Chicago, Illinois: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
Bibliography edit
- A. E. Krol, K. M. Semenova (red), Musée de l'Ermitage. Peinture de l"Europe occidentale, Leningrad (Hermitage) 1981, dl. II, p. 42