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Saint John the Evangelist

A work made of pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on cream laid paper, prepared with a brown wash ground, laid down on cream laid paper.
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  • A work made of pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on cream laid paper, prepared with a brown wash ground, laid down on cream laid paper.

Date:

1519

Artist:

Hans Franckenberger, the Elder
German, active 1519-c. 1530

About this artwork

Early German drawings such as this striking sheet are rare. Here the artist emulated a sculptural relief on a brown wash ground using a chiaroscuro technique (contrasting light and dark). The saint is depicted drawing poison out of a chalice of wine by blessing it, turning the toxin into a snake.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hans Franckenberger, the Elder

Title

Saint John the Evangelist

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1519

Medium

Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on cream laid paper, prepared with a brown wash ground, laid down on cream laid paper

Dimensions

29.2 × 20.3 cm (11 1/2 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Margaret Day Blake Fund

Reference Number

2013.160

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