John the Evangelist, 1620

Title

John the Evangelist

Draughtsman

• Jan Gerritsz. van Bronchorst ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque
• Northern European Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (von fremder Hand?, mit der Feder in Braun): Bouchorst f.; datiert und bezeichnet in der Darstellung mittig in einem Buche: Joannes / 1620.

Captions Added Later

Unten rechts Stempel der Sammlung Nathaniel Hone, London (Lugt 2793)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städtische Galerie

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1927

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• John the Evangelist

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73F23 life and acts of John the Evangelist
• 11I421 eagle (possibly with book) ~ symbol of St. John
• 11I4111 the evangelists inspired, e.g. by the Holy Ghost (dove), hand of God, Mary, angel
• 22C3114 rays as nimbus

Alternative Attribution

• Jan Philipsz. van Bouckhorst draughtsman; by note on mount