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Saint John the Evangelist

Etching of a male figure with a halo, wearing elaborate drapery, a book open on his knee and dipping a pen into ink. A dove flies in the upper-right corner, and an eagle sits in the lower left.
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  • Etching of a male figure with a halo, wearing elaborate drapery, a book open on his knee and dipping a pen into ink. A dove flies in the upper-right corner, and an eagle sits in the lower left.

Date:

1567

Artist:

Paolo Farinati
Italian, 1524-c. 1606

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Paolo Farinato

Title

Saint John the Evangelist

Origin

Italy

Date

1567

Medium

Etching in black on paper

Dimensions

275 × 184 mm

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1887.441

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