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Saint John the Evangelist

ca. 1320
Not on view
This is the best-preserved panel of a signed altarpiece by Segna of which three other panels are also in The Met. Although Segna’s art is dependent on the work of Duccio, his figures have a regal, hieratic formality. His ascetic, harshly featured saints consciously evoke a more archaic art, and he notably retained the Byzantine use of gold striations on draperies—emblematic of the sacred world of icons. For more information about this painting, including a reconstruction of the altarpiece, visit metmuseum.org.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Saint John the Evangelist
  • Artist: Segna di Buonaventura (Italian, active Siena by 1298–died 1326/31)
  • Date: ca. 1320
  • Medium: Tempera on wood, gold ground
  • Dimensions: Overall, with engaged (largely modern) frame, 35 x 22 in. (88.9 x 55.9 cm); painted surface 27 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (69.2 x 41.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.22
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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