St John Altarpiece: St John the Evangelist in Patmos (central panel)
by BURGKMAIR, Hans, Wood, 153 x 127 cm
The painting, which is the central panel of the St John Triptych, depicts a subject popular in Northern culture: St John the Evangelist’s vision of the Apocalypse on the isle of Patmos. The side wings represent the bishop saints Erasmus and Martin in an extended landscape.