Saint John the Evangelist

c. 1545

Lambert Suavius

Associated Names
Lambert Suavius

Artist, Flemish, c. 1510 - 1567

The image shows a person standing at a desk with a book and quill. The person has curly hair and a focused expression. They wear a loose garment. A large bird is perched on the desk. The background features stone blocks with plants growing from them. The image is depicted with detailed line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    2003.2.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 17

  • Series Title

    Christ and the Twelve Apostles, plate 9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. & J. Goodfriend, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vol. XXVIII (Lambert Suavius, compiled by Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer and George S. Keyes). Blaricum: Van Gendt B.V., 1991; no. 17.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: SVAVIVS / INVEN; lower center in plate: 9; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: APG / 5654

Watermarks

high crown

Wikidata ID

Q76347161

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