Saint John the Evangelist and Michael the Archangel (1518) by Pontormo

Saint John the Evangelist and Michael the Archangel form a pair of 1518 oil on panel paintings by Pontormo.[1] Each work was originally rectangular in format - the round opening was added in 1737 to accommodate a shrine with a crucifix.[2] They hang in the church of San Michele Arcangelo in Pontormo in the artist's birthplace of Pontorme and may have originally been produced for its cappella del Crocifisso.

References

  1. ↑ "Catalogue entry (St John)" (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Catalogue entry (Michael the Archangel)" (in Italian).
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