St. John the Evangelist

Palma Giovane (circa 1548 - 1628)

York Art Gallery

1548 - 1628

Saint John sits with his head turned towards the top right corner of the painting. He sits before a column which is draped by a curtain and a scroll runs diagonally across Saint John's robe. The saint is identifiable by his iconographical attribute, the eagle, on the right. This painting was part of a collection of 117 works belonging to the industrialist and engineer F.D. Lycett Green and bequeathed to York through the Art Fund, in 1955, in recognition of the remarkable efforts made after the Second World War by its curator to transform it into a gallery of international importance.

• Artists Include:
• Palma Giovanni

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 132 x 96.5cm
• ArtFunded in: 1955
• Presented by F D Lycett Green through The Art Fund

Provenance

Brunati collection, Milan; F.D. Lycett Green.

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