Apostle Judas Thaddäus
1619/21 | Anthonis van Dyck
The so-called Böhler series of 13 half-length portraits depicting Christ and the 12 apostles (only two of them in the KHM) belong to the early work of van Dyck. At that time the young painter collaborated with Rubens for the Antwerp Jesuit Church. He took on from Rubens the focused use of light and theatrical bright-dark effects, though not the latter’s lively, exuberant physicality. Instead Van Dyck intensified the expression of feeling. His early phase is also characterised by imposed lighting that emphasises hair and faces.
The so-called Böhler series of 13 half-length portraits depicting Christ and the 12 apostles (only two of them in the KHM) belong to the early work of van Dyck. At that time the young painter collaborated with Rubens for the Antwerp Jesuit Church. He took on from Rubens the focused use of light and theatrical bright-dark effects, though not the latter’s lively, exuberant physicality. Instead Van Dyck intensified the expression of feeling. His early phase is also characterised by imposed lighting that emphasises hair and faces.
Artist:
Anthonis van Dyck (1599 Antwerpen - 1641 London) DNB
Time:
1619/21
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 61,4 cm × 49,7 cm × 2 cm
Framed: 82 cm × 70 cm × 6,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 6809
Provenance
Early 18th century Coll. Brignole Sale; Palazzo Rosso, Genoa; 1766 Giambattista Serra, Palazzo Serra, Genoa; Principi di Cellamare, Naples; 1914/1920 J. Böhler, Munich; 1928 Baron Bernhard von Back, Szegedin; Karl Haberstock, Berlin; acquired in 1931