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Saint John the Evangelist (El Greco, Madrid)

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Saint John the Evangelist
ArtistEl Greco
Yearc.1605
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions90 cm × 77 cm (35 in × 30 in)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid

Saint John the Evangelist is a c.1605 work by El Greco, produced towards the end of his time in Toledo, Spain.[1] It now hangs in the Museo del Prado, to which it was left in 1921 by the collector César Cabañas Caballero.[2]

The painting shows John the Evangelist as a young man holding a chalice, with a small dragon in it, referring to his surviving a poisoned cup of wine in prison. It is very similar to the painting of the same subject by the same painter in Toledo Cathedral.

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References

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  1. ^ "St. John the Evangelist (c. 1600) by El Greco". Artchive. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Saint John the Evangelist". Museo del Prado. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

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