The Martyrdom of St Thomas, ca. 1480 – 1490

Title

The Martyrdom of St Thomas

Painter

• Master of the Winkler Epitaph

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Mixed media on oak wood, on the reverse a grey-blue-strip

Material

• oak wood

Technique

• mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1916

Genre

• altarpiece
• literary representation
• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Main Motif

• martyrdom
• force
• Thomas (apostle)
• man
• group of people

Persons Shown

• Thomas (apostle)

Illustrated Passage

• Die Legenda aurea des Jacobus de Voragine, übersetzt von Richard Benz, Heidelberg 1984, S. 45, 46

Primary

• 73F2955 death of Thomas: he is brought out of the city by four soldiers, who kill him with their lances
• 12A521 high priest ~ hierarchy of priests

Secondary

• 12B6 places and objects of worship ~ non-Christian religions
• 41A3911 well
• 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings
• 25II12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city - II - ideal city