1596
oil
canvas
From the collection of Dallas Museum of Art
St. John is a 1596 oil by El Greco, a Mannerism work, depicting John the Evangelist, held at Dallas Museum of Art.
The painting depicts a man with short brown hair, wearing a green tunic and a pink cloak draped over his left shoulder. He is looking down at his right hand, which is resting on his lap with the palm facing upwards. The background of the painting is dark. The man's facial expression is somber, and his eyes seem to be cast downward in contemplation. His right hand appears relaxed, with the fingers slightly curled inward. This painting is reminiscent of the works of El Greco, known for his use of chiaroscuro and impasto techniques.
Doménikos Theotokópoulos was born in 1541 in Candia (modern Heraklion), the capital of Venetian-ruled Crete, where he was trained in the post-Byzantine tradition of icon painting.
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