The apostle Thomas stands on a staircase near a building. His right hand rests on a book, in his left he holds a spear. This print is part of a series of 14 prints, each consisting of a full-length effigy of an apostle, Christ or Paul with typical attributes and a caption in Latin.
| Artist |
Jacques II de Gheyn
RKD
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|---|---|
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Karel I van Mander
RKD
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| Title | Saint Thomas |
| Date | ca. 1591 - 1592 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-QV |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-QV |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8496/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H
saints
Iconclass
11H(THOMAS) the apostle Thomas; possible attributes: book, chalice, girdle, heart, lance or spear, scroll, square, stones Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 45C11(SPEAR) casting weapons: spear Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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