DONATELLO
(b. ca. 1386, Firenze, d. 1466, Firenze)

Symbol of the Evangelist John

1447-50
Bronze, 60 x 60 cm
Basilica di Sant'Antonio, Padua

Four symbols of the evangelists may originally have been on the side walls of the High Altar of the High Altar of the Basilica di Sant'Antonio. Here the eagle, symbol of Evangelist John, is depicted.




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