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Hans Memling ca. 1433 – 1494 Saint John on Pathmosoil on panel (176 × 79 cm) — 1479
This work is linked to Revelation 1:9 Rate this work of art:
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Tradition has it that St. John the Evangelist, while exiled on the isle of Pathmos in the Aegean Sea, wrote down several letters and visions. These were compiled as the Revelation of St. John. The right wing of the triptych served as an altarpiece. |
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Memling Museum, St.John's Hospital, Bruges
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