MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010

7 June 2010

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YAROSLAVL, SECOND QUARTER TO MID 17TH CENTURY

84. ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND PROCHORUS

YAROSLAVL, SECOND QUARTER TO MID 17TH CENTURY

30 by 27 cm.
50,000-70,000 pounds


The depiction of John the Theologian dictating the Gospel to his pupil Prochorus during his time on the island of Patmos was one of the most enduring “iconic portraits” of the apostle. The scene was continually reproduced, both in miniatures illustrat


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