Identification title(s): john the evangelist on patmos. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-2008-98. Description: on an island covered with trees and shrubs in the mouth of a wide river, the evangelist sits with book and pen, accompanied by the eagle. High in heaven the vision of the woman appears, clothed with the sun, the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head (revelation 12:1). Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: lodewijk toeput. Dating: ca. 1560 - 1603. Physical characteristics: pen and brush in brown. Material: paper ink technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: top: h 217 mm × w 308 mm. Subject: what: a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven headsan angel sent by christ appears to john on patmos. Acquisition: transfer of ownership to pay inheritance tax 2008. Date: between circa 1560 and circa 1603.
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