St. John on Patmos (woodcut)

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Christian devotional image religious artwork woodcut print

St. John on Patmos (woodcut) is a detailed early 16th-century religious print by German Renaissance artist Hans Burgkmair the Elder depicting the apostle John receiving his apocalyptic visions on the island of Patmos.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian devotional image ⓘ religious artwork ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ
artForm	print ⓘ
artist	Hans Burgkmair the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
artisticMedium	woodcut ⓘ
associatedWith	Catholic devotional practice ⓘ print culture of the Reformation era ⓘ
basedOn	Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
creator	Hans Burgkmair the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
creatorBirthName	Hans Burgkmair NERFINISHED ⓘ
creatorNationality	German ⓘ
creatorRole	designer ⓘ printmaker ⓘ
culturalContext	early modern European Christianity ⓘ
depictionType	narrative biblical scene ⓘ
depicts	Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ Island of Patmos NERFINISHED ⓘ John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ apocalyptic visions ⓘ
depictsPerson	Saint John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	Christian art ⓘ religious art ⓘ
iconography	St. John on rocky island NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John with book and writing implements ⓘ St. John writing the Apocalypse NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	early 16th century ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movement	German Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	complex religious iconography ⓘ detailed line work ⓘ
period	Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWorkType	Apocalypse illustrations ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
setting	Aegean Sea island of Patmos NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectHeading	vision of St. John ⓘ
technique	relief printmaking ⓘ
theologicalTheme	apocalypse ⓘ prophetic vision ⓘ revelation ⓘ
timeLocation	early 1500s ⓘ
visualTradition	Northern Renaissance printmaking ⓘ

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