Doubting Thomas Painting Caravaggio

In 1999 doubting thomas and supper at emmaus bearing close resemblance to original versions by caravaggio were discovered in a church in the small french town of loches.

Doubting thomas painting caravaggio. Doubting thomas c160102 caravaggio bildergalerie schloss sanssouci potsdam germany. Something happens that makes us put into question the very beliefs that were inscribed in our hearts. It is housed in the sanssouci picture gallery now a museum in potsdam germany. Br andres colmenares lc.

By legionarybrothers on may 8 2012. 1602 a doubting thomas is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experiencea reference to the apostle thomas who refused to believe that the resurrected jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles until he could see and feel the wounds received by jesus on the cross. One of the apostles thomas doubted the resurrection of christ saying he would not believe it until he could place his finger where the nails had pierced his crucified body. Reach out your hand and put it in my side.

Wikipedia article references the incredulity of saint thomas is a painting of the subject of the same name by the italian baroque master caravaggio c. Caravaggios doubting thomas was a hugely popular painting and 22 copies were made in the 17th century alone. It must surely have created a stir amongthose who saw it because there was nothing quite like it anywhere in rome. Caravaggios painting depicts the story of the apostles incredulity the way most of us remember it but not exactly the way it is presented in john 202728.

We have all gone through one stage of our life or another when living our christian faith was more difficult than normal. The incredulity of saint thomas is a painting of the subject of the same name by the italian baroque master caravaggio c. It is known that this work was painted as a private commission while caravaggio was in rome. Do not doubt but believe.

It is housed in the sanssouci picture gallery now a museum in potsdam germany. Doubting thomas another painting with a biblical theme doubting thomas is also known as the incredulity of saint thomas. Alonline art doubting thomas by caravaggio print on 100 cotton canvas ready to frame rolled 27x20 68x51cm wall art home decor for bathroom or for living room oil painting picture 3070 30.