MAIR von Landshut
(active 1485-1510 in Bavaria)

St John the Evangelist

1498
Pen and black ink with grey wash, 193 x 134 mm
British Museum, London

The drawing depicts St John the Evangelist whole-length, seated to left, his right hand raised, holding a book on his lap, a snake emerging from a chalice on the table at left.

The sheet belongs to a series of drawings of Apostles and Evangelists by Mair and his studio.