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Peter Paul Rubens: Doubting Thomas

Peter Paul Rubens 1577 – 1640

Doubting Thomas

oil on panel (146 × 233 cm) — 1613-1615 Museum Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp Twitter Share on Twitter

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This work is linked to John 20:27

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Thomas cannot believe that the man in front of him is really his master, risen from the dead, and demands proof – he insists on seeing the wounds from the crucifixion.

What is so striking about this painting is the absence of the wound in the side of Jesus, inflicted by the spear of a Roman soldier. On the side panels of the triptych we see the image of the commissioner of the painting - patrician of Antwerp, mayor and humanist Nicolaas Rockox - and his wife. The painting was intended for their vault.

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