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| Keywords: Italian - The Vision of Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos - Walters 371745.jpg The vision of Christ's youngest disciple on the Greek island of Patmos is described in the Apocalypse or Book of Revelation in the New Testament With his pen book and his attribute the eagle the inspired saint turns his head heavenward to see the woman clad with the sun and standing on the moon confronted by the seven-headed serpent Revelation 12 1-4 This passage was commonly interpreted as referring to the Virgin Mary as Ecclesia the Church and the devil The canvas is a modello preparatory compositional study for a fresco painted on the vaulted ceiling of the refectory of the church of Santa Dorotea in Rome The church had been rebuilt after 1738 when it was given to the Conventual Franciscan Friars Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 403 513-514 between 1738 1800 Baroque Oil on canvas Painted surface cm 38 1 21 5 accession number 37 1745 4064 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome date and mode of acquisition unknown 1881 catalogue no 205 1897 catalogue no 163 as Domenichino Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Vision of Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos | ||||
