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 Bible Art

Saint John the Evangelist
Artist: Donatello
 1410--11    Sculpture

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St. John the Evangelist is  one of Donatello's earlier works. It displays an unparalleled mastery of perspective.

Donatello portrayed St. John as a noble and introspective prophet. He is seated in traditional flowing robes that hide his body but show off a gracefully sculpted arm and torso.

The colossal marble piece was placed initially inside a niche of the Duomo in Florence. The statue was exceptionally well-received. It began a shift in the artistic climate away from Gothic Mannerism and towards naturalism.

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos
Artist: Titia
 1547    Painting

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According to legend, John the Evangelist was exiled by the emperor Domitian to the Greek island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. Titian shows the saint as if on the peak of a mountain, reacting in awe and astonishment to the voice of God (“I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet. . . . And I turned to see the voice that spake with me”; Revelation 1:10–12). He then saw a vision of God, who instructed him to record what was to be revealed to him.