Saint John
1430
tempera
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1430
tempera
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This image is a small, framed scene with bright colors. A man with a halo sits inside a stone arch, holding an open book. Another man kneels beside him, pointing at the book. The background shows a simple room with a window and a plant. Outside the frame, red and blue flowers and birds decorate the edges. The gold leaf shines around the halo and borders, making the scene feel special. The writing below looks like Latin, and the colors are flat with no shadows. This is painted using tempera, a technique that mixes pigment with egg yolk.
