Saint Thomas
Primary
Albrecht Dürer
(Nuremberg, Germany, 1471–1528)
NationalityGerman, Europe
Date1514
MediumEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 4 9/16 × 2 7/8 in. (11.6 × 7.3 cm)
Image: 4 9/16 × 2 7/8 in. (11.6 × 7.3 cm)
Image: 4 9/16 × 2 7/8 in. (11.6 × 7.3 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of the children of L.M. Tonkin, G1966.2.150
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Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object numberG1966.2.150
On View
Not on viewThis individual, full-length depiction of Saint Thomas was part of an intended series of all twelve Apostles. The figure offers a variation on an austere, well-balanced and monumental figure similar to that of an antique philosopher. At the time, such a series was almost an obligatory endeavor for printmakers. Dürer, however, initiated the task later in his career and completed only five of the plates before his death.
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