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Aspostles Collection (#9)

The apostles, chosen by Jesus Christ himself, played a pivotal role in spreading his teachings and establishing the foundation of Christianity

Background imageAspostles Collection: An attack in St Peters in Rome, an Istrian bricklayer who shoots priests at the entrance

An attack in St Peters in Rome, an Istrian bricklayer who shoots priests at the entrance... (colour litho)
2815430 An attack in St Peters in Rome, an Istrian bricklayer who shoots priests at the entrance... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageAspostles Collection: Le Saint-Esprit descend sur les apotres (engraving)

Le Saint-Esprit descend sur les apotres (engraving)
3625671 Le Saint-Esprit descend sur les apotres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Saint-Esprit descend sur les apotres)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Healing of the Cripple

Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Healing of the Cripple
3565064 Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Healing of the Cripple by Fevere, Pietro (Lefebvre, Pierre) (1579-1669); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

Background imageAspostles Collection: St Paul at Rome (engraving)

St Paul at Rome (engraving)
3655837 St Paul at Rome (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul at Rome. Illustration for Scenes from the Life of St Paul by Js Howson with)

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Tumult at Jerusalem (engraving)

The Tumult at Jerusalem (engraving)
3655834 The Tumult at Jerusalem (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tumult at Jerusalem)

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Entry into Jerusalem (tempera on wood)

The Entry into Jerusalem (tempera on wood)
BFM286728 The Entry into Jerusalem (tempera on wood) by Greek School, (19th century); 26x19 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany; (add.info.: Einzug nach Jerusalem; ); Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Background imageAspostles Collection: Ms EAB 664 The communion of six apostles, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b / w photo)

Ms EAB 664 The communion of six apostles, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b / w photo)
ALI284680 Ms EAB 664 The communion of six apostles, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b/w photo) by Byzantine School, (6th century); 6x7 cm; Diocesan Museum of Rossano, Cosenza, Calabria

Background imageAspostles Collection: John the Evangelist, c. 1360 (tempera on poplar wood)

John the Evangelist, c. 1360 (tempera on poplar wood)
BFM286500 John the Evangelist, c.1360 (tempera on poplar wood) by Italian School, (14th century); 69x33 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

Background imageAspostles Collection: Christ Enthroned surrounded by the Apostles and Saints Pudentiana and Praxedis

Christ Enthroned surrounded by the Apostles and Saints Pudentiana and Praxedis, in the Apse (mosaic) (b / w photo)
ALI194200 Christ Enthroned surrounded by the Apostles and Saints Pudentiana and Praxedis, in the Apse (mosaic) (b/w photo) by Paleo-Christian, (4th century); Santa Pudenziana, Rome

Background imageAspostles Collection: St. Paul (mosaic) (b / w photo)

St. Paul (mosaic) (b / w photo)
ALI345931 St. Paul (mosaic) (b/w photo) by Sicilian School, (12th Century); Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily, Italy; (add.info)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Twelve Apostles (detail), c. 1575 (fresco)

Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Twelve Apostles (detail), c. 1575 (fresco)
5052167 Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Twelve Apostles (detail), c.1575 (fresco) by Urbino, Carlo (1525-85); Chiesa di San Marco, Milan

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)

The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
ALI104939 The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria Balbi di Piovera, Genoa, Italy; Alinari

Background imageAspostles Collection: Christ sending out the Apostles (engraving)

Christ sending out the Apostles (engraving)
5992488 Christ sending out the Apostles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ sending out the Apostles)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Wooden carvings of SS. Paul, Matthew and Thomas, from the predella of the Isenheim Altarpiece, c

Wooden carvings of SS. Paul, Matthew and Thomas, from the predella of the Isenheim Altarpiece, c. 1490 (painted wood)
XIR24950 Wooden carvings of SS. Paul, Matthew and Thomas, from the predella of the Isenheim Altarpiece, c.1490 (painted wood) by Hagenauer, Nikolaus (c.1455-1526/28); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Last Supper (engraving)

The Last Supper (engraving)
5233479 The Last Supper (engraving) by European School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Supper.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Descent of Jesus from the Cross (colour litho)

The Descent of Jesus from the Cross (colour litho)
5226661 The Descent of Jesus from the Cross (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Descent of Jesus from the Cross)

Background imageAspostles Collection: The angel giving Jesus strength during his Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (colour litho)

The angel giving Jesus strength during his Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (colour litho)
5226684 The angel giving Jesus strength during his Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAspostles Collection: The burial of Jesus (colour litho)

The burial of Jesus (colour litho)
5226665 The burial of Jesus (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The burial of Jesus)

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Apostles spring (b / w photo)

The Apostles spring (b / w photo)
5214494 The Apostles spring (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Apostles spring)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Christ appears to Peter (engraving)

Christ appears to Peter (engraving)
5207615 Christ appears to Peter (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ appears to Peter)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Saint Peter, apostle (colour litho)

Saint Peter, apostle (colour litho)
5210699 Saint Peter, apostle (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Peter, apostle)

Background imageAspostles Collection: St Paul in Prison (litho)

St Paul in Prison (litho)
5997154 St Paul in Prison (litho) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul in Prison)

Background imageAspostles Collection: St Andrew (colour litho)

St Andrew (colour litho)
3620564 St Andrew (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Andrew.); © Look and Learn

Background imageAspostles Collection: Jesus lave les pieds de ses apotres (engraving)

Jesus lave les pieds de ses apotres (engraving)
3625660 Jesus lave les pieds de ses apotres (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus lave les pieds de ses apotres)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Saul and Barnabas at Lystra (coloured engraving)

Saul and Barnabas at Lystra (coloured engraving)
3626823 Saul and Barnabas at Lystra (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saul and Barnabas at Lystra)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Death of Anania

Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Death of Anania
3565063 Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Death of Anania by Fevere, Pietro (Lefebvre, Pierre) (1579-1669); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

Background imageAspostles Collection: Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Blinding of the Sorcerer Elima

Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Blinding of the Sorcerer Elima
3565061 Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Blinding of the Sorcerer Elima by Fevere, Pietro (Lefebvre, Pierre) (1579-1669); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

Background imageAspostles Collection: Saint Paul, bottom section, detail of Stories of Saints Peter and Paul

Saint Paul, bottom section, detail of Stories of Saints Peter and Paul
3564943 Saint Paul, bottom section, detail of Stories of Saints Peter and Paul by Kulmbach, Hans Suess (1480-1522); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Artist: Kulmbach)

Background imageAspostles Collection: St Paul and St Barnabas at Lystra (colour litho)

St Paul and St Barnabas at Lystra (colour litho)
3634356 St Paul and St Barnabas at Lystra (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul and St Barnabas at Lystra)

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Twelve Apostles, Cleeve Prior (colour litho)

The Twelve Apostles, Cleeve Prior (colour litho)
2799396 The Twelve Apostles, Cleeve Prior (colour litho) by Elgood, George Samuel (1851-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Twelve Apostles, Cleeve Prior)

Background imageAspostles Collection: St Paul and St Barnabas in Lystra (chromolitho)

St Paul and St Barnabas in Lystra (chromolitho)
3100685 St Paul and St Barnabas in Lystra (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Paul and St Barnabas in Lystra)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Judas betrays his master (colour litho)

Judas betrays his master (colour litho)
3100208 Judas betrays his master (colour litho) by Bendixen, Siegfried Detler (1786-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: Judas betrays his master)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Jesus Christ at Mount Tabor (mosaic) (b / w photo)

Jesus Christ at Mount Tabor (mosaic) (b / w photo)
ALI345934 Jesus Christ at Mount Tabor (mosaic) (b/w photo) by Sicilian School, (12th Century); Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily

Background imageAspostles Collection: St Peter

St Peter
LLM458546 St Peter by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Peter. Illustration for Butlers Lives of the Saints (Virtue, c 1870).); © Look and Learn

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (detail of 355364)

The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (detail of 355364)
483294 The Conversion of St. Paul (oil on canvas) (detail of 355364) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria Balbi di Piovera, Genoa, Italy; Alinari

Background imageAspostles Collection: John the Evangelist, c. 1365 (tempera on poplar wood)

John the Evangelist, c. 1365 (tempera on poplar wood)
BFM286511 John the Evangelist, c.1365 (tempera on poplar wood) by Giovanni del Biondo dal Casentino (c.1356-99); 62x40.5 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg

Background imageAspostles Collection: Despair of Judas - Repentance of St Peter (chromolitho)

Despair of Judas - Repentance of St Peter (chromolitho)
971992 Despair of Judas - Repentance of St Peter (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Despair of Judas - Repentance of St Peter)

Background imageAspostles Collection: From the Dome of St Pauls Cathedral, looking Southwards (engraving)

From the Dome of St Pauls Cathedral, looking Southwards (engraving)
1056915 From the Dome of St Pauls Cathedral, looking Southwards (engraving) by Renouard, Charles Paul (1845-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Dome of St Pauls Cathedral)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Jesus calling Peter and Andrew (chromolitho)

Jesus calling Peter and Andrew (chromolitho)
964178 Jesus calling Peter and Andrew (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus calling Peter and Andrew (Jesus appelant Pierre et Andre)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Matthew the Apostle (chromolitho)

Matthew the Apostle (chromolitho)
964087 Matthew the Apostle (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthew the Apostle, one of the Four Evangelists of the canonical Gospels of Jesus Christ)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Saint Peter the Apostle (chromolitho)

Saint Peter the Apostle (chromolitho)
964229 Saint Peter the Apostle (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Peter the Apostle (l Apotre Saint Pierre en Pape), 15th-century France

Background imageAspostles Collection: Thomas John Capel (colour litho)

Thomas John Capel (colour litho)
613038 Thomas John Capel (colour litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas John Capel, The Apostle of the Genteel, 7 September 1872)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Mr Jacob Bright (colour litho)

Mr Jacob Bright (colour litho)
613285 Mr Jacob Bright (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Jacob Bright, The Apostle to the Women, 5 May 1877)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Ms 91 f. 96 Ascension (vellum)

Ms 91 f. 96 Ascension (vellum)
ALI157768 Ms 91 f.96 Ascension (vellum) by Ottonian, (10th century); Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, Florence, Italy; Alinari

Background imageAspostles Collection: The Last Supper, detail of Christ (oil on panel)

The Last Supper, detail of Christ (oil on panel)
ALS182621 The Last Supper, detail of Christ (oil on panel) by Ferrari, Gaudenzio (1474/80-1546); Santa Maria della Passione, Milan, Italy; Seat Archive/Alinari Archives

Background imageAspostles Collection: Christ appears to Thomas (engraving)

Christ appears to Thomas (engraving)
5207625 Christ appears to Thomas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ appears to Thomas)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Jesus giving Communion to St John (colour litho)

Jesus giving Communion to St John (colour litho)
5226685 Jesus giving Communion to St John (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus giving Communion to St John)

Background imageAspostles Collection: Jesus prophesising the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (colour litho)

Jesus prophesising the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (colour litho)
5226683 Jesus prophesising the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)




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The apostles, chosen by Jesus Christ himself, played a pivotal role in spreading his teachings and establishing the foundation of Christianity. Their unwavering faith and dedication to their mission are beautifully depicted in various artworks throughout history. In "Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet, " we witness an act of humility as Jesus washes his disciples' feet, symbolizing servitude and love. This powerful fresco from 1305 captures the essence of selflessness that defined these apostles. "Saint Matthew and the Angel" showcases a destroyed artwork but still resonates with its portrayal of divine guidance. Painted in 1602, this oil on canvas piece depicts Saint Matthew receiving inspiration from an angel, emphasizing the spiritual connection between heaven and earth. "The Ascension of Christ, " portrayed through a color lithograph, illustrates Jesus ascending into heaven after his resurrection. This momentous event signifies his triumph over death and serves as a source of hope for believers. "The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew" portrays one of the twelve apostles facing martyrdom for his faith. The emotional intensity captured in this oil on canvas painting reminds us of the sacrifices made by those who spread Christianity against all odds. A detail from "The Triptych of the Last Supper" offers insight into this significant event where Jesus shared his final meal with his disciples before crucifixion. Painted between 1464-68 using oil on panel technique, it immortalizes an intimate moment filled with symbolism and foreshadowing. Multiple depictions titled "Last Supper" further emphasize its importance within Christian artistry. These paintings capture different interpretations while highlighting unity among the apostles during this crucial gathering. "The Altarpiece of Holy Sacrament, " created between 1464-68 using oil on panel technique, presents another glimpse into religious devotion through intricate details surrounding The Last Supper scene—a testament to both artistic skill and spiritual significance. Engravings like "The Soldiers about to bind St.