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Art historians hold that the figure is the Apostle John, [18] [46] who appears feminine in line with Leonardo's characteristic fascination with blurring the lines between the sexes, a quality which is found in his other paintings, such as St. John the Baptist (painted c. 1513–1516).
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery (Polenov) Christ enthroned with the Virgin and St John. Christ in Glory with Saints and Odoardo Farnese. Christ Leaving the Praetorium. Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John. Christ the Redeemer with Four Saints. Conegliano Altarpiece. Croce al Tempio Lamentation.
Christ in Glory with Saints and Odoardo Farnese. Christ Leaving the Praetorium. Christ on the Cross with Mary and St John. Christ on the Cross with the Virgin and Saint John. Christ the Redeemer with Four Saints. Conegliano Altarpiece. Croce al Tempio Lamentation. Crucifix (Cimabue, Arezzo)
John the Apostle was the son of Zebedee and the younger brother of James the Great. According to church tradition, their mother was Salome. [22] [23] Also according to some traditions, Salome was the sister of Mary, Jesus' mother, [23] [24] making Salome Jesus' aunt, and her sons John the Apostle and James were Jesus' cousins. [25]
Alte Pinakothek, Munich. The Four Apostles is a panel painting by the German Renaissance master Albrecht Dürer. It was finished in 1526, and is the last of his large works. It depicts the four apostles larger-than-life-size. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian I obtained The Four Apostles in the year 1627 due to pressure on the Nuremberg city fathers.
The Last Supper of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles has been a popular subject in Christian art, [1] often as part of a cycle showing the Life of Christ. Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art date back to early Christianity and can be seen in the Catacombs of Rome. [2][3] The Last Supper was depicted both in the Eastern and Western ...