MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010
7 June 2010
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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