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Description: | A bearded white haired man in a blue and red robe holding a book in his right hand and a spear in his left hand, against a dark background. He is depicted as one of the twelve Apostles, holding his spear with which he was martyred. John 20.22 etc. tells of Thomas's doubts on meeting the resurrected Christ and the touching of Christ's spear wound which restored his faith. Saint Thomas is the patron of architects. In the Golden Legend he was said to have built a palace for an Indian king. He is sometimes shown with a builders T-square. | Subjects: | religion (St Thomas) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Brandl, Petr (Czech painter and printmaker, 1660-1735) Æ Attributed to school of Previously attributed to Flemish School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8629... | Go to resource |
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