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Saint John the Evangelist with Acteus and Eugenius

ca. 1370
Not on view
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.

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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint John the Evangelist with Acteus and Eugenius
  • Artist: Francescuccio Ghissi (Francesco di Cecco Ghissi) (Italian, Marchigian, active 1359–74)
  • Date: ca. 1370
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 16 1/4 in. (36.5 x 41.3 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.280.2
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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