Saint John on Patmos

French

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 305

Writing on a long scroll, the youthful saint records divinely inspired revelations. The composition conforms to a well-known type of the evangelist-author portrait, which shows the evangelists writing their Gospels. Due to his youthfulness, he probably represents Saint John, who, in addition to his own Gospel, was believed to have written the Apocalypse (Book of Revelation) while living in exile on the Greek Island of Patmos. This episode is frequently portrayed in late medieval manuscripts.

Saint John on Patmos, Limestone, originally polychromed., French

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Saint John on Patmos, Limestone, originally polychromed., French
Saint John on Patmos, Limestone, originally polychromed., French
Saint John on Patmos, Limestone, originally polychromed., French
Saint John on Patmos, Limestone, originally polychromed., French

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