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The rich colours of this large painting were designed to make maximum impact. Commissioned by a confraternity dedicated to Saint Thomas, it shows the moment that the doubting saint was convinced of Christ’s resurrection. We see him place his fingers in Christ’s wound, checking that Christ had indeed risen from the dead. The confraternity’s accounts and minutes tell us a great deal about how the painting was made. The governing committee voted to commission an altarpiece for their altar in the church of San Francesco at Portogruaro, on the Venetian mainland, on 28 May 1497. Payments to Cima da Conegliano are recorded from 1502, though he may well have begun work on it before this. In 1504 the altarpiece was reported as nearly ready but deliberately left unfinished by the artist as he had not been paid.
Title
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas
Date
about 1502-4
Medium
Oil on synthetic panel, transferred from poplar
Measurements
H 294 x W 199.4 cm
Accession number
NG816
Acquisition method
Bought, 1870
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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