Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos

An evangelist in a red robe and green undergarment sits on a rocky ledge, pen raised, writing in a book on his knee while he gazes up at a radiant woman in white floating among clouds. A cherub holds an inkwell beside him, another child writes at lower right, and an eagle rests at left beside a red book.

Artist

circle of Carlo Maratta

Date

1680-1720

Medium

Source

Rijksmuseum

Size

3036 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam