St. John the Evangelist

Adam Elsheimer|Wenceslaus Hollar

1650 · Etching, first state of two · Drawings and Prints

St. John the Evangelist — Adam Elsheimer|Wenceslaus Hollar

St John the Evangelist, turning to the right, stands barefoot on a wooded hillside under a tree. He blesses a snake emerging from a chalice.

Artist
Adam Elsheimer|Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
1650
Medium
Etching, first state of two
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917

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