Saint John on Patmos
A long-haired saint in a red robe sits on a rocky ledge, writing in a open book beside a black eagle with a golden-haloed Virgin and Child floating among clouds above. A pine branch and a blue lake landscape frame the scene.
- Artist
- Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)
- Date
- ca. 1511
- Medium
- Oil, gold, and white metal on spruce
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1635 × 1900 px
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Rogers and Fletcher Funds; The Vincent Astor Foundation, The Dillon Fund, The Charles Engelhard Foundation, Lawrence A. Fleischman, Mrs. Henry J. Heinz II, The Willard T. C. Johnson Foundation Inc., Reliance Group Holdings Inc., Baron H. H. Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gifts; Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; special funds; and other gifts and bequests, by exchange, 1983
Español: San Juan en Patmos
Un santo de cabello largo y túnica roja se sienta sobre una roca, escribiendo en un libro abierto junto a un águila negra. Arriba, la Virgen con el Niño, con halo dorado, flota entre nubes. Un pino y un lago azul enmarcan la escena.
Português: São João em Patmos
Um santo de cabelos longos e manto vermelho está sentado sobre uma rocha, escrevendo em um livro aberto ao lado de uma águia negra. No alto, a Virgem com o Menino, com auréola dourada, flutua entre nuvens. Um pinheiro e um lago azul emolduram a cena.