Saint John the Evangelist - with his symbol, the eagle - inspired by an appearance of the Virgin Mary in a mandorla; frame decorated with fruit

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Saint John the Evangelist - with his symbol, the eagle - inspired by an appearance of the Virgin Mary in a mandorla; frame decorated with fruit

IN PRINCIPIO ERAT VERBVM (LA)

Iconclass notations

11F5 Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds

22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things

25F33(EAGLE)(+1) predatory birds: eagle (+ animals used symbolically)

31A2351 sitting on the ground

31AA2763 floating in the air - AA - female human figure

31B6211 looking upwards

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

49L511 quill

49L64 materials to write on, writing surfaces

49L8 inscription

73G11 John (writing) on the island of Patmos, possibly the eagle beside him

73G411(+0) a pregnant woman, clothed with the sun and standing on the moon, appears; she is threatened by a red dragon with a long tail and seven heads (+ variant)

86(IN PRINCIPIO ERAT VERBUM.) proverbs, sayings, etc. (IN PRINCIPIO ERAT VERBUM.)