St. Bartholomew
Details
Little is written in the Bible about the apostle Bartholomew. He is named a few times in lists of Jesus' followers.
Rubens shows him holding a knife. That refers to one account of Bartholomew's death: it is said that he was flayed alive.
This panel is part of a series of apostle portraits that Rubens made around 1611-12
About This Artwork
This oil on canvas painting measures height: 107 cm (42.1 in) ; width: 82.5 cm (32.4 in) nand can be seen at the Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain .
This work is linked to Acts 1:13 "When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James."