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DiaporamaSaint John the Evangelist Causes a Pagan Temple to Collapse
1370
36.0 x 39.0 cm
These three charming scenes belong to an altarpiece painted about 1370, probably for a church in the artist’s native Fabriano, in the region of the Marches. They illustrate the life of Saint John the Evangelist and follow the thirteenth-century Golden Legend. Saint John raises a young man, Satheus, from the dead; Satheus rebukes two former disciples for their interest in worldly goods, whereupon they return to Saint John and beg forgiveness; Saint John prays for the destruction of the Temple of Diana. Together with five other scenes, they were arranged in two tiers to either side of a Crucifixion.For more information about these paintings, including a reconstruction of the altarpiece, visit metmuseum.org.
francescuccio ghissi (? – ?)
Discover Francesco Ghissi, Italian Gothic painter (c. 1470-1538). Known for religious works & 'Madonna of Humility,' his art graces museums across Italy.
About this artwork
- Title: Saint John the Evangelist Causes a Pagan Temple to Collapse
- Artist: francescuccio ghissi
- Year: 1370
- Original dimensions: 36.0 x 39.0 cm
- Format: Square
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color palette: Dark
- Color intensity: Vivid
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