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Martin Schongauer

St. John the Evangelist on the Isle of Patmos

1475–80
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

In the artist's time, St. John the Evangelist was believed to have written the Book of Revelation on the Island of Patmos. Today, many biblical scholars consider John of Patmos a separate author who wrote the text about 90 years after the death of Christ.

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