DESCRIPTION: "Saint John the Evangelist". Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His brother James was another of the Twelve Apostles. The Church Fathers identify him as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Elder, and the Beloved Disciple, and testify that he outlived the remaining apostles and was the only one to die of natural causes, although modern scholars are divided on the veracity of these claims. Stipple engraving by Louis Charles Ruotte the elder, 1787, after Carlo Maratta.
DETAILS: Dimensions: 9” x 7” inches / 23 cm x 18 cm Medium: Engraving Date: 1787 Artist: Louis Charles Ruotte Place: London, England
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