Saint John the Evangelist

Saint John the Evangelist

1600s
Artist
unknown artist
Culture
Mexican
Country
Mexico
Object
mosaic, painting, feather
Medium
Feathers and paper on copper
Accession Number
2013.389
Credit Line
Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Saint John the Evangelist, 1600s. Feathers glued on paper, mounted on copper; 12⅛ × 8⅞ in. Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 2013.389.

Dimensions
image height: 12.125 in, 30.7975 cm; image width: 8.875 in, 22.5425 cm; frame height: 17 1/2 in, 44.4500 cm; frame width: 14 1/8 in, 35.8775 cm; frame depth: 2 1/2 in, 6.35 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Latin American Art
Collection
Latin American Art
Known Provenance
Collection of William Morgenstein [1928-2004], Miami, FL; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, July 1985; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2013
Exhibition History
  • "Heaven and Earth: The Jan and Frederick Mayer Collection of Spanish Colonial Art from the Denver Art Museum, Jun 16-Oct 8, 2006, Museo de las Americas, Denver
  • “ReVision: Art in the Americas” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 7/17/2022
  • ReVision: Art in the Americas, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN, 7/1/23 - 9/17/23