Saint John the Evangelist (Wautier) explained

Year:1650s

Saint John the Evangelist is a painting by the Flemish artist Michaelina Wautier. It depicts Saint John the Evangelist carrying a chalice, an allusion to the legend that John survived the drinking of a chalice of poison as a demonstration of his faith. It was painted in the 1650s and is now part of a private collection in Italy.[1]

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  1. Book: Katlijne van der Stighelen . Gerlinde Gruber . Martha C. Howell . Jahel Sanzsalazar . Francesca Del Torre Scheuch . Ben van Beneden . Martine Van Elk . Katlijne Van der Stighelen . Ben van Beneden . amp . Michaelina Wautier 1604–1689: Glorifying a Forgotten Talent . 2018 . print book . Kontich, Antwerp, Belgium . BAI Publishers . 9789085867630 . 1031438767 . .