ID: 901001183 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001183	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Saint John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup (Christian iconography)

Note: The chalice as symbolic of St. John, which was not adopted until the 13th century, is usually interpreted with reference to the Last Supper. Images of John with the cup gave rise to a legend according to which St. John was handed a cup of poisoned wine, from which, at his blessing, the poison rose in the shape of a serpent and warned him.

Names:

	Saint John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	St. John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint John the Evangelist (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Saint John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup (Christian iconography) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... John, the Apostle, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, John, the Apostle, Saint (Christian character)) [901001232]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... poison
	.....(materials by function, materials (substances), Materials (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Saint John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup (Christian iconography)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/436497
	St. John the Evangelist and the Poisoned Cup (Christian iconography)
	................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Evangelist#/media/File:Cano_-_San_Juan.jpg
	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Evangelist#/media/File:El_Greco_034.jpg
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-) "John the Evangelist," accessed 27 June 2017