1635
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Saint John the Evangelist is a 1635 oil by Francesco Furini, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting John the Evangelist, held at Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.
This painting depicts a man in a red robe, sitting at a desk with an open book. He has dark hair and is wearing a white, puffy shirt underneath his robe. The man is looking to the right, and his left arm is resting on the desk. The man's red robe is draped over his shoulders and down his back, and the white shirt has a loose cuff. The desk appears to be made of wood and has a decorative edge. The background of the painting is dark, which helps to highlight the man and the book. The use of chiaroscuro in this painting creates a sense of depth and volume, drawing the viewer's eye to the man and the book. If you're interested in learning more about this technique, you might want to look up the artist Francesco Furini.
Saint John the Evangelist is a 1635–1636 painting by Francesco Furini, which has been in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon since 1987. It was inspired by the work of Caravaggio and was commissioned by the painter's patron marquess Vitelli. The facial features show it was based on the same model as the artist's Apollo the Archer (Columbia University) and for various female allegorical figures.
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Source: wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Francesco Furini ( 10 apr. 1603 – 19 August 1646) was an Italian Baroque painter, poet and priest. He was a leading painter in Florence in the second quarter of the 17th century and also worked in Rome. He was noted for…
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