1753
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint John the Evangelist is a 1753 ink by Georg Anton Urlaub, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a robed figure sitting on a rock, holding a quill and a book. The person’s face is blurred, and the clothes look soft and flowing. A bird perches nearby, and the whole scene feels loose and quick, like it was drawn fast. The artist used ink and wash on blue paper, adding white highlights for contrast. The handwriting at the top reads *"S. Ioh. Ev."*—short for Saint John the Evangelist, the book-writer. Look up Urlaub, Georg Anton to see more of his sketches.
Georg Anton Urlaub (20 June 1713 – 20 February 1759) was a Baroque painter from Franconia.
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