Saint John on Patmos
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Overall 35 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (89.5 x 76.8 cm); painted surface 34 3/8 x 29 3/4 in. (87.3 x 75.6 cm)
- Department
- European Paintings
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Purchase, Rogers and Fletcher Funds; The Vincent Astor Foundation, The Dillon Fund, The Charles Engelhard Foundation, Lawrence A. Fleischman, Mrs. Henry J. Heinz II, The Willard T. C. Johnson Foundation Inc., Reliance Group Holdings Inc., Baron H. H. Thyssen-Bornemisza, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gifts; Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; special funds; and other gifts and bequests, by exchange, 1983
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Madonna and Child Both · 99%
A haloed Madonna holding the Child is clearly visible in the cloud bank at left, matching the catalog subject Madonna and Child.
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Saints Both · 98%
The painting visibly includes haloed sacred figures, including Saint John and the Madonna and Child, and the catalog lists saints among the subjects.
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Landscapes Visual · 96%
The background and middle ground form an extensive natural setting with water, distant mountains, trees, shoreline, and rocky terrain.
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Animals Both · 99%
A large black eagle is clearly visible in the lower-left foreground, and the catalog specifically lists eagles among the subjects.
Medium and Techniques
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Painting Both · 99%
The work is visibly a painted panel, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies it as a painting.
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Oil Painting Both · 99%
The catalog specifies oil as part of the medium, while the image shows modeled, layered painted surfaces and detailed brushwork.
Time Periods
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16th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to circa 1511, placing it within the sixteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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German Art Metadata · 97%
The artist is identified in the catalog as German, with a biographical display line locating him in Schwäbisch Gmünd and Strasbourg.
Materials
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Gold Metadata · 95%
The catalog specifies gold in the medium; gold-colored haloes are also visibly prominent, although their material cannot be confirmed from the image alone.
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Wood Metadata · 98%
The catalog identifies the support as spruce, a type of wood.
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Metal Metadata · 91%
The catalog specifies white metal as part of the medium; the exact alloy or technique is not identified.
Source & rights
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien). Saint John on Patmos. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.