St John (Hals)

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St. John
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St. John, c.1625 Oil on canvas, 69.5 x 55 cm
Artist Frans Hals
Year1625 (1625)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions68.5 cm× 52.5 cm(27.0 in× 20.7 in)
Location Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Accession97.PA.48
Website Getty guide online

St. John is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, painted in 1625 and now in the Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

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The painting shows St. John looking upwards while writing in a book, with a bird (presumably an eagle) at his elbow. [1] This painting was documented in the 18th century but later considered lost. It was rediscovered in July 1997, when it was auctioned at Sotheby's in London as one of four lost paintings by Hals of the evangelists. [2] [3] The sale price of US$2.9 million was a record high for a Frans Hals painting at the time. [3]

The four evangelists by Hals were documented in 1910 by Hofstede de Groot, who wrote "The Four Evangelists. – Four separate pictures, each of them a half-length, showing the hands and attributes of the saint. Canvas, each 27 1/2 inches by 22 inches. Sales. – Gerard Hoet, The Hague, August 25, 1760 (Terw. 231), No. 134 (120 florins, Yver). The Hague, April 13, 1771, Z. No. 35. F.W. Baron van Borck, Amsterdam, May 1, 1771, No. 34 (33 florins, Yver)." At the time he was writing, all of these paintings were considered lost: [4]

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References

  1. Johannes de Evangelist schrijvend, 1620-1630 in record for this painting in the RKD
  2. Article from the Colnaghi website
  3. 1 2 Previous record mentioned at sale of Hals' Tieleman Rosterman painting in 9 July 1999 New York Times article
  4. Hofstede de Groot on The Four Evangelists; catalog number 4-7