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John the Evangelist

ca. 1510–15
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: John the Evangelist
  • Date: ca. 1510–15
  • Geography: Made in Cologne, Germany
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain
  • Dimensions: Overall: 14 7/8 x 6 13/16 x 1/4 in. (37.8 x 17.3 x 0.6 cm)
    Overall (together with 1982.47.3b): 14 7/8 x 13 1/4 in. (37.8 x 33.7 cm)
  • Classification: Glass-Stained
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Kate Read Blacque, in memory of her husband, Valentine Alexander Blacque; Bequest of Thomas W. Lamont and Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange; and Rogers Fund, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.47.3a
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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