The Incredulity of Saint Thomas
c. 1601–1602 · Oil on canvas · Bildergalerie, Sanssouci, Potsdam
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About this work
- Artist
- Caravaggio (1571–1610)
- Year
- c. 1601–1602
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 107 × 146 cm
- Collection
- Bildergalerie, Sanssouci, Potsdam
- Movement
- Baroque
Christ guides the finger of the doubting apostle Thomas into the wound in his side while two other apostles lean in to watch, their foreheads nearly touching, so that four heads form a tight knot at the centre of the canvas. Caravaggio painted it in Rome around 1601 or 1602, probably for the banker Vincenzo Giustiniani, whose collection held more of his work than any other; the figures are life-size, lit from the upper left against a bare dark ground, and Thomas's torn sleeve and furrowed brow are as carefully observed as the wound itself. The painting was bought from the Giustiniani sale for the Prussian king in 1815 and is now in the picture gallery of Sanssouci at Potsdam. It is among the most copied of all Caravaggio's works, and the most direct image of faith confronting evidence in Western art.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Four heads bent over a wound in warm browns, ochre and a flash of red sleeve, an intense close-up for a study, library or hallway at 32×24 in black. Deep brown, olive or stone walls suit the chiaroscuro; pair it with The Taking of Christ.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Baroque painting
- Era
- 17th century (c. 1601–1602)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- grand
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 32×24. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
