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← GOD DAMN
DUCKWORTH.
The connection
DUCKWORTH. — song, scripture, image
Artist’s note forthcoming.
The source artwork
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas
- Artist
- Caravaggio
- Date
- c. 1601
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 107 × 146 cm
- Collection
- Bildergalerie, Sanssouci, Potsdam
Christ guides Thomas’s hand toward the wound while two disciples lean in. Caravaggio brings the group close to the picture plane, concentrating attention on the act of looking and touching.
Artwork record · Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation (opens in a new tab)The artist
Caravaggio
1571–1610
Born Michelangelo Merisi, Caravaggio worked in Rome before moving through Naples, Malta and Sicily. He brought ordinary people and dramatic light into religious painting, placing sacred events close to the viewer. His approach influenced painters across Europe.
Artist background · National Gallery, London (opens in a new tab)John 20:24-29
Jesus Appears to Thomas
24Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." 26A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." 28Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" 29Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
