Iconography: This painting is part of a group of landscapes depicting The Vision of the Apocalypse of Saint John on Patmos by Herri met de Bles and his entourage (see figs. 1, 2 and the list below).

With its arid mountains, rocky coves and "cobalt-blue" seas, Patmos is "magnificent". It is also among the most "serene" of ...

The small island of Pátmos in the Dodecanese is reputed to be where St John the Theologian wrote both his Gospel and the Apocalypse. A monastery dedicated to the ‘beloved disciple' was founded there ...