Antique eighteenth-century copper engraving with St John the Evangelist standing, with the chalice of the serpent in his hand and the eagle at his feet. Below, beside the name, his article of the Creed: "Y en Jesu Christo su unico Hijo nuestro Señor".
Antique eighteenth-century copper engraving with St John the Evangelist standing, with the chalice of the serpent in his hand and the eagle at his feet. Below, beside the name, his article of the Creed: "Y en Jesu Christo su unico Hijo nuestro Señor".
It belongs to a series of apostles in which each figure carries an assigned article of the Creed, widely current in Spanish household devotion.
Medium: Copper engraving
Date: 18th century
Dimensions: 2.9 x 4.1 in (7.3 x 10.3 cm)
Condition: Good; image clean and well printed, the paper with light toning