Wilton album, folio 22c: Saint Thomas; from the larger series of Christ and the Apostles
Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian
Not on view
On folio 22 with 5 other prints: 27.78.1(103-104 and 106-108)
For more information on the Wilton album see entry for 27.78.1(1-428)
A print from the larger series of 13 plates by Schiavone depicting Christ and the Apostles singly (B. XVI.56.38-50), dated by Richardson to around 1550. Schiavone had earlier executed a similar series in smaller format that was heavily dependant on designs by Parmigianino (B. XVI.54.24-37; 27.78.1(42-57)). In this larger later series Schiavone no longer relies on Parmigianino models, though his style is still heavily influences by the Emilian master.
This print is not described by Bartsch, who misidentified Saint Paul as Saint Thomas; identified by Richardson as the 'missing' Saint Thomas from the series
