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''St. John'' is a painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals, painted in 1625 and now in the Getty Museum, Los Angeles. ==Painting == The painting shows St. John looking upwards while writing in a book, with a bird (presumably an eagle) at his elbow.〔(Johannes de Evangelist schrijvend, 1620-1630 ) in record for this painting in the RKD〕 This painting was documented in the 18th-century but was rediscovered in July, 1997, when it was auctioned at Sotheby's in London as one of four lost paintings by Hals of the evangelists.〔(Article ) from the Colnaghi website〕〔(Previous record mentioned at sale of Hals' Tieleman Rosterman painting ) in 9 July 1999 New York Times article〕 The sale price of 2.9 million dollars was a record high for a Frans Hals painting at the time.〔 The four evangelists by Hals were documented in 1910 by Hofstede de Groot, who wrote "The Four Evangelists. - Four separate pictures, each of them a half-length, showing the hands and attributes of the saint. Canvas, each 27 1/2 inches by 22 inches. Sales. - Gerard Hoet, The Hague, August 25, 1760 (Terw. 231), No. 134 (120 florins, Yver). The Hague, April 13, 1771, Z. No. 35. F.W. Baron van Borck, Amsterdam, May 1, 1771, No. 34 (33 florins, Yver)." At the time he was writing, all of these paintings were considered lost:〔(Hofstede de Groot ) on The Four Evangelists; catalog number 4-7〕 File:Frans Hals 086 WGA version.jpg|St. Luke File:Frans Hals - St Matthew - Museum of Western European and Oriental Art, Odessa.jpg|St. Matthew Frans Hals 085.jpg|St. Mark File:Frans Hals 087.jpg|St. John 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. John, by Frans Hals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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