17th century Central European school."S. Thomas".Mixed media on vellum.19th century silver frame.Measurements: 20,5 x 16,5 cm, 36 x 26 cm (frame).Bordered representation of the apostle, dressed with a blue tunic and a green and red toga, carrying in his left hand some papers that can represent some passages of the gospel that he wrote and in the right hand a lance since according to the tradition he died pierced by a lance. A landscape behind him with a column completes the scene.Saint Thomas, also called Judas Thomas Didymus, was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. The Holy Gospel narrates three episodes about this apostle. Tradition has it that in the last years of his life he preached the Gospel in Persia and India.