Hans Burgkmair d. Ä. 002-Detail-Half-portrait of John the Evangelist

Center panel, detail: John the Evangelist on Patmos, half-portrait

Public domain photograph of renaissance portrait painting, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John was banished to Patmos by the Roman authorities during the reign of the emperor Domitian, where he wrote the book of Revelation, the final book of the New Testament. In works of art, St. John is often shown holding a book or scroll, symbolizing the text of Revelation, or with a quill pen, signifying his role as an author.