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St John the Evangelist

Statuette
1370-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Liege (made)

This carved oak figure represents St John the Evangelist, seated with his right hand raised and his left holding a chalice. Once thought to be English, this figure has its closest parallels in sculptures produced in the valley of the River Meuse, in present day Belgium. Originally it would have formed part of an altarpiece and would have been fully painted.

Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Christianity
Religion
Object type
Statuette
TitleSt John the Evangelist (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oak
Oak
Carved
Brief description
Statuette (one of a group of six), St John the Evangelist, carved oak, Liège, ca. 1370-1380
Physical description
Figure, carved oak, representing St John the Evangelist, seated with right hand raised and left hand holding a chalice.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.4cm
  • Width: 16cm
  • Depth: 11cm
Gallery label
(1995)
This carved oak figure represents St John the Evangelist, seated with his right hand raised and his left holding a chalice. Once thought to be English, this figure has its closest parallels in sculptures produced in the valley of the River Meuse, in present day Belgium. Originally it would have formed part of an altarpiece and would have been fully painted.
Credit line
Given by W. Maskell, Esq.
Object history
Given by Mr W. Maskell; formerly in the collection of A.W.N. Pugin.
Subject depicted
St John the Evangelist
Summary
This carved oak figure represents St John the Evangelist, seated with his right hand raised and his left holding a chalice. Once thought to be English, this figure has its closest parallels in sculptures produced in the valley of the River Meuse, in present day Belgium. Originally it would have formed part of an altarpiece and would have been fully painted.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1889. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1890. pp. 42
  • Prior and Gardner. An account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England. Cambridge. 1912. pp. 524. fig. 414
  • Williamson, Paul and Evelyn, P. Northern Gothic Sculpture 1200-1450. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1988 pp.110, 117
  • Trusted, Marjorie. The Making of Sculpture. The materials and techniques of European Sculpture. London. 2007. pp.131. pl. 242
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
416-1889

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Record createdOctober 27, 2008
Record URL
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