Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, his Ascension, ca. 1315 – 1360

Title

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos, his Ascension

Painter

• Pietro Lorenzetti workshop

Altar

Crucifixion, Virgin and Child, Deacon and Scenes from the Legends of Saints Matthew and John the Evangelist

Part Number / Total

3 / 3

Period Produced

• 14th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Poplar

Material

• poplar wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1865 in an exchange with the Frankfurt Verein für Geschichte und Alterthumskunde

Genre

• altarpiece
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal
• historical narration

Main Motif

• Saint John the Evangelist
• Patmos (island)
• angel
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• John the Evangelist
• Jesus Christ
• Peter (apostle)
• Catherine of Alexandria (saint)
• Mary

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Duccio di Buoninsegna
• Giotto di Bondone
• Ambrogio Lorenzetti
• Pietro Lorenzetti
• Matthew (evangelist)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Offenbarung 1,9-15

Primary

• 73F23 life and acts of John the Evangelist
• 73G111 an angel sent by Christ appears to John on Patmos
• 11H(JOHN)7 St. John the Evangelist is received and crowned in heaven by Christ and the apostles
• 11HH(CATHERINE) the virgin martyr Catherine of Alexandria; possible attributes: book, crown, emperor Maxentius, palm-branch, ring, sword, wheel

Secondary

• 11H saints