# Saint John the Evangelist \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GÄRTNER, Georg the Younger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grtner-georg-the-younger-rd54803de72acf7>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on panel

## Commentary

The youthful apostle with long flowing hair and clothed in vibrant green and red fabrics sits within a study surrounded by a number of his attributes. Characteristics of the Dürer Renaissance are found in the soft modelling, in the golden light that highlights John&#39;s features, and in the print hanging on the wall which is based on Dürer&#39;s 1514 engraving of Virgin and Christ Child standing on a Crescent Moon. The painstaking detail with which Gärtner completed this work is particularly visible in the soft golden wisps hair surrounding John&#39;s face as well as in the rendering of the clear glass bottle on the ledge near the print.

## Related artworks

- [Saint John the Evangelist](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/grtner-georg-the-younger-rd54803de72acf7/saint-john-the-evangelist-r939cc679d34a33>)

## Attribution

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