Heilige Judas Taddeüs c. 1520 - 1550

This small woodcut print by Antonio da Trento depicts Saint Jude Thaddeus, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The image, which was created sometime between 1520 and 1550, shows the saint standing with his arms crossed and his head tilted upward, presumably looking toward a glowing halo, radiating rays of light above his head. The saint wears a long robe and his feet are bare. Trento was an Italian artist, born in 1520, who lived and worked during the Italian Renaissance, and whose works were often characterized by their use of expressive lines and dramatic chiaroscuro.