Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos by Hieronymus Bosch

Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos 1485

gouache

fictional-character

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

coloured pencil

underpainting

pastel chalk drawing

christianity

mythology

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

christ

"Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos" is a 1485 oil painting by Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch. It depicts the biblical scene of John writing the Book of Revelation on the island of Patmos, with an angel dictating to him. Bosch's signature style, characterized by fantastic and often grotesque imagery, is present in the devilish creature lurking in the foreground. The painting, now housed in the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, is a prime example of Northern Renaissance art and a testament to Bosch's creative genius.