Early 17th-Century Italian School, Portrait Of Saint John The Evangelist Men One from ‘Robinot Frères’

One from ‘Robinot Frères’

Her eyes convey a kindness and there’s the inkling of a smile

Lee’s training is unclear

This piece from the 1920s is a fine example of his talent

Inscribed on the reverse and held in a later frame

Early 17th-Century Italian School, Portrait Of Saint John The Evangelist Men One from ‘Robinot Frères’This beautiful early 17th century Italian oil painting depicts Saint John the Evangelist in prayer. Its a fragment of a larger work possibly portraying either the Lamentation of Christ or the Nativity. His expression is somewhat enigmatic. John the Evangelist was one of Christs twelve apostles and traditionally thought to be the author of the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation. Hes also referred to as John the Apostle. Over the centuries, hes