Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels (Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.160)Sacred Art & IconographySaint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels (Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.160)Pen and ink drawing, Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, Metropolitan Museum of Art 2010.160Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels (Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.160)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/saint-augustine-eybelwieser-met-2010-160.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels (Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.160). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/saint-augustine-eybelwieser-met-2010-160Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-saint-augustine-on-clouds-surrounded-by, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels (Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2010.160)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/saint-augustine-eybelwieser-met-2010-160}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA pen and brown ink drawing showing Augustine of Hippo, mitred as a bishop, borne among clouds and attending angels, by the Austrian artist Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, active circa 1667 to 1744. The drawing follows the standard Western devotional convention of Augustine as bishop and Doctor of the Church. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2010.160, purchased in 2010 through the C. G. Boerner Gift.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsOriginsAttributed ToWell-attestedJohann Jacob Eybelwieser left a small surviving body of work, and drawings securely attributed to him are uncommon outside Austrian collections, which makes this sheet one of relatively few examples reaching an American museum. Little else about his life or training is well documented beyond his active dates in the later seventeenth and earlier eighteenth centuries. 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionRoman Catholicism, Denominations Well-attested Source Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels, accession 2010.160 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsAugustine of Hippo, Figures Well-attested The drawing's directly named subject per the museum's own title, showing Augustine mitred as a bishop among clouds and angels, matching the standard bishop-and-book iconography the corroborating Wikipedia record independently describes for him.Source Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels, accession 2010.160 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Additional Source Augustine of Hippo (Wikipedia)tier 3Sources1. Saint Augustine on Clouds Surrounded by Angels, accession 2010.160 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceAugustine of Hippo (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaDepicts: Augustine of HippoQuote, Depicts: Augustine of HippoAugustine is traditionally shown in Western art as a mitred bishop holding a book, sometimes with a pierced or flaming heart.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