Saint John the Evangelist (El Greco)
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Saint John the Evangelist (El Greco) is a Mannerist-style religious painting by the Greek-Spanish master El Greco depicting the apostle John with his traditional symbolic attributes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint John the Evangelist (El Greco) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mannerist painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext |
Cretan School influence
ⓘ
Spanish Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artistNationality |
Greek
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Counter-Reformation art ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
strong contrasts of light and dark
ⓘ
vivid blues ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | El Greco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Greek diaspora art
ⓘ
Spanish art ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian saint
ⓘ
John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ author of the Book of Revelation ⓘ author of the Gospel of John ⓘ |
| depictsSymbol |
book
ⓘ
chalice ⓘ eagle ⓘ serpent in a chalice ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Byzantine tradition
ⓘ
Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian colorism ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | San Juan Evangelista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicRole |
Apostle
ⓘ
Evangelist ⓘ |
| iconographyTradition | Western Christian art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| period | late 16th century ⓘ |
| portrays |
contemplative expression
ⓘ
youthful male figure ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic lighting
ⓘ
elongated figures ⓘ intense colors ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | New Testament apostle ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
biblical figure
ⓘ
saint portrait ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.