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The image shows a figure standing upright, leaning slightly forward resting their weight on a long staff. The person has facial features with a large bushy beard and curly hair. They wear a long robe and hold an open book in one hand. A glowing halo surrounds their head. The background is simple, with some tufts of grass visible near the person's feet.
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The image shows a figure standing upright, leaning slightly forward resting their weight on a long staff. The person has facial features with a large bushy beard and curly hair. They wear a long robe and hold an open book in one hand. A glowing halo surrounds their head. The background is simple, with some tufts of grass visible near the person's feet.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apostle Judas Thaddeus

Hans Baldung Grien

Date
1519
Medium
woodcut
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.911
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Christ and the Apostles

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Costume
  • Book
  • Brook
  • Man
Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, no. 93); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b); gift to NGA, 1943.

NGA object ID 4129. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.