Vladimir Borovikovsky (Russian/Ukrainian, 1757 – 1825) painted this emotional portrait of John the Evangelist from 1804 to 1809 using oil paint on pressed cardboard. Measuring 45.7 x 45.7 cm, it is an icon from the royal gates of the central iconostasis of Our Lady of Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, held by the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.