Saint John on Patmos, Master of the Female Half-Lengths, circa 1540

It was on the island of patmos that saint john wrote the book of revelation. Beside him rests his symbol, the eagle, which holds the saint's ink pot. In the sky above is a vision of a woman and child ('the woman clothed with the sun') and the seven-headed dragon of the apocalypse. On the ground near john is a small devil monster. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: circa 1540. Dimensions: height: 37.2 cm (14.6 in) ; width: 23.3 cm (9.1 in). Medium: oil on oak wood. Depicted People: John of Patmos. Collection: National Gallery. Master of the Female Half-Lengths - Saint John on Patmos (National Gallery, London)FXD

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