John the Evangelist

Title

John the Evangelist

Draughtsman

• Matteo Rosselli ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Florentine

Production Reason

• figure study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• John the Evangelist

Primary

• 73F23 life and acts of John the Evangelist
• 31A(+53) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sitting)
• 11I4 evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context)

Alternative Attribution

• Giovanni da San Giovanni draughtsman; by note on mount