# Apostle Judas Thaddaeus [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ROBBIA, Luca della]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tin-glazed terracotta, diameter 134 cm ## Commentary From the mid-15th century, Luca worked almost exclusively in tin-glazed terracotta, collaborating with his nephew Andrea della Robbia. These works were rapidly successful throughout Europe, in part because of their moderate cost and ease of transport \(they could be sent disassembled\). One of the most important works in tin-glazed terracotta is the decoration of the Pazzi Chapel in Santa Croce \(1445-70\), comprising 12 roundels with Apostles, some attributable to Andrea della Robbia, four reliefs with the Evangelists \(by another hand\) and the ceiling of the small cupola in the portico. The picture shows Judas Thaddaeus, one of the 12 medallions decorating the interior of the Pazzi Chapel. ## Related artworks - [Apostle Andrew]() - [Apostle Bartholomew]() - [Apostle James the Great]() - [Apostle James the Less]() - [Apostle John]() - [Apostle Matthew]() - [Apostle Matthias]() - [Apostle Peter]() - [Apostle Philip]() - [Apostle Simon]() - [Apostle Thomas]() - [Ascension of Christ]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()