“Caravaggio didn’t do it for shock value.” The secret of the painting “Assurance of Thomas,” which outraged manytranslated

“The Confidence of Thomas” (“The Unbelief of Thomas the Apostle”) is one of the most unusual and impressive works of the Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610). The painting was painted in oil on canvas in 1601–1602. It is quite large: the size of the canvas is 107x146 cm. In 1606, it was acquired by the banker Marquis Vincenzo Giustiniani, perhaps he was the customer of this work. Subsequently, the painting ended up in the Royal Prussian collection. It is now in the Sanssouci Art Gallery in Potsdam.

Irina YAZYKOVA

Meeting Christ

Why didn’t Christ’s disciple believe in His resurrection? And other puzzling questions about the Apostle Thomas: About why the disciple of Christ did not believe the testimony of his fellow apostles, for which Jesus was in no hurry to dispel his doubts...

The story of the Apostle Thomas, who doubted that the Risen Christ came to His disciples, is contained in the Gospel of John (John 20:24-28). It is customary for us to call Thomas an unbeliever. But that's not true. Thomas believed Christ, loved Him, and therefore wanted to personally verify His Resurrection: ... Unless I see in His hands the wounds of the nails, and put my finger into the wounds of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe (John 20:25) -...