St John the Evangelist
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “St John the Evangelist” now? Victoria and Albert Museum, Medieval & Renaissance, Room 62, The Foyle Foundation Gallery, London. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
RoomMedieval & Renaissance, Room 62, The Foyle Foundation Gallery
Closed· opens at 10:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This figure of St John originally formed part of a Crucifixion group designed as a particular type of European church epitaph. It depicted the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, flanked by his mother (the Virgin Mary) and St John the Evangelist. St John interceded on behalf of the deceased person, who was commemorated by name on an inscribed tablet, which is still in the church. Beneath the figure of St John is the coat of arms of the Lamparter von Greiffenstein family.
This type of epitaph was a speciality of Gregor Erhart of Augsburg. He was the teacher and uncle of Hans Daucher (died 1538), who made this figure.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 49-1864
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
![Nicolaus Rockox [Porträt des Nicolaas Rockox; Nicolaas Rockox; Portret van Nicolaas Rockox jr.], Anthony van Dyck, 1639](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/dyck-a-v-v3-2180/max/000001.jpg)