Head of Saint John the Evangelist
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · probably ca. 1818–20 · Oil on canvas, laid down on wood
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About this picture
Head of Saint John the Evangelist is a public-domain painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, dated probably ca. 1818–20. Oil on canvas, laid down on wood. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Head of Saint John the Evangelist” (probably ca. 1818–20) is drawn first. Ingres cared more about the precision of the line than about a loose patch of paint.
About the artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) was a French painter who defended precise line. His portraits and odalisques are tightly drawn, even when the anatomy is quietly adjusted.
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