Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›S. Jean Damascene, St. John of Damascus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.50.17-371(152))Sacred Art & IconographyS. Jean Damascene, St. John of Damascus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.50.17-371(152))Etching, Jacques Callot, 1636, from Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Annee, Metropolitan Museum of Art 17.50.17-371(152)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "S. Jean Damascene, St. John of Damascus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.50.17-371(152))." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/johndamascus-met-17-50-17-371-152.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). S. Jean Damascene, St. John of Damascus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.50.17-371(152)). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/johndamascus-met-17-50-17-371-152Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-s-jean-damascene-st-john-of-damascus-met, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {S. Jean Damascene, St. John of Damascus (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 17.50.17-371(152))}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/johndamascus-met-17-50-17-371-152}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn etching titled "S. Jean Damascene (St. John of Damascus), May 6th," by the French printmaker Jacques Callot, one plate from his calendar series Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Annee, 1636. John of Damascus, the Syrian theologian and defender of icons, is shown in monastic dress, the print's own title naming him outright by name. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 17.50.17-371(152).Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source S. Jean Damascene (St. John of Damascus), accession 17.50.17-371(152) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsJohn of Damascus, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this etching names the subject outright by name, from Callot's calendar series of the saints of the year.Source S. Jean Damascene (St. John of Damascus), accession 17.50.17-371(152) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesS. Jean Damascene (St. John of Damascus), accession 17.50.17-371(152) (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 17.50.17-371(152)View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year