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The Apostle Judas Thaddeus
The Apostle Judas Thaddeus is an unspecified painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Anthony van Dyck. It dates from 1620 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Technique & Style
The Apostle Judas Thaddeus is classified as a painting, a medium and technique consistent with Anthony van Dyck's early Antwerp output of 1620.
The Apostle Judas Thaddeus is classified as a painting, a medium and technique consistent with Anthony van Dyck's early Antwerp output of 1620. The work is held by the Kunsthistorisks Museum, where it is catalogued with dimensions of 61 cm in height and 49.5 cm in width, indicating a modest, intimate support suited to devotional viewing. As a religious painting depicting Jude the Apostle, it belongs to the devotional genre that van Dyck explored in his early career.
The sources provided do not specify the particular support (panel or canvas), pigment, or handling technique, nor do they describe the painting's condition or stylistic qualities in further detail.
History & Provenance
The Apostle Judas Thaddeus is a religious painting by Anthony van Dyck dated to 1620. The work was created during the artist's early career, the same period in which he produced other devotional images of the apostles.
The painting is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where it remains located. Its dimensions are recorded as 61 cm in height and 49.5 cm in width. Beyond its current institutional home and the 1620 date of inception, the available sources do not document a prior ownership chain, a specific commission, or further details of its creation history.
The painting is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where it remains on location. While the work is attributed to Anthony van Dyck and dated to 1620, the provided records do not specify a particular inventory or accession number for the piece. Furthermore, no information regarding its exhibition history is available in the current sources.
Overview
Created in 1620, this oil painting presents the apostle Judas Thaddeus as a solitary figure rendered in the Flemish Baroque idiom. The work is part of the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and exemplifies the early period of Anthony van Dyck’s career before his later appointment as a court painter in England.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait portrays the biblical figure Judas Thaddeus, identifiable by his solemn gaze and modest attire. The apostle is shown in a contemplative pose, his hand resting on a wooden surface, suggesting introspection and spiritual gravity rather than narrative action.
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Artist
Sir Anthony van Dyck (; Dutch: Antoon van Dijck; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
