Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos by Titian, Italian 16th Century https://www.nga.gov/artworks/43725-saint-john-evangelist-patmos
According to legend, John the Evangelist was exiled by the emperor Domitian to the Greek island of Patmos, where he wrote the Book of Revelation. Titian shows the saint as if on the peak of a mountain, reacting in awe and astonishment to the voice of God (“I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.
London, 1969-1975: 1(1969):137-138. 1972 Fredericksen, Burton B., and Federico
