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John the Evangelist on Patmos
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John the Evangelist on Patmos

Adriaen Collaert · 1582 - 1586 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Seascape with the island of Patmos in the foreground. On the island the apostle and evangelist John, together with the eagle, his evangelical symbol. He looks up at the sky. In the clouds appears the crowned Mary with the Christ child and the seven-headed beast of the Apocalypse. The print has an ornamental border with flowers and animals. It is part of a twenty-four print series of landscapes with biblical, mythological scenes and hunting scenes.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJohannes de Evangelist op Patmos. 1582 - 1586. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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