Saint John the Evangelist (El Greco, Madrid)
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Saint John the Evangelist is a c.1605 work by El Greco, produced towards the end of his time in Toledo, Spain.[1] It now hangs in the Museo del Prado, to which it was left in 1921 by the collector César Cabañas Caballero.[2]
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| Artist | El Greco |
| Year | c.1605 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 90 cm × 77 cm (35 in × 30 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
The painting shows John the Evangelist as a young man holding a chalice, with a small dragon in it, referring to his surviving a poisoned cup of wine in prison. It is very similar to the painting of the same subject by the same painter in Toledo Cathedral.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "St. John the Evangelist (c. 1600) by El Greco". Artchive. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Saint John the Evangelist". Museo del Prado. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
Bibliography (in Spanish)
edit- ÁLVAREZ LOPERA, José, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza, 2005, Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-9550-344-1.
- SCHOLZ-HÄNSEL, Michael, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen, 2003. ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1.
- ArteHistoria.com. «San Juan Evangelista». [Consulta: 09.01.2011].