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Sculpture
Console with Doubting Thomas
French artist, (active )
French artist
France
Primary
24 x 17 11/16 x 18 1/2 in. (61 x 45 x 47 cm)
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overall
Limestone
Limestone
French; made for Candes-Saint-Martin, Indre-et-Loire
early 13th century
1200
1232
1000-1400, Christ, Medieval, sculpture, St. Peter, Thomas
Sculpture
This early Gothic console originally supported a vaulting rib in the sacristy of the small French church of St. Martin-de-Candes. The sculpture, which retains much of its original coloring, illustrates the story of Doubting Thomas, an episode described in the New Testament gospel book of John. The apostle Thomas refused to accept that Christ had appeared to his other followers after the Resurrection, saying “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 it.” Christ appeared to them again one week later and told Thomas “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
The sculptor has utilized the architectural form of the console to depict this story. On the left, Thomas, his head now broken, places his finger in Christ’s wound; Mary Magdalen, to whom Christ also appeared after the Resurrection, stands behind him. The apostle on the other side of Christ is Saint Peter, who holds the key to heaven. The remaining figures are apostles who serve as witnesses to the miracle. The figure of Christ originally carried a cross-staff, symbolizing his victory over death.
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1949.76
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Memorial Art Gallery
1/29/2001
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49.76DI1
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detail-Thomas touching wound
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detail- Christ's head
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detail-Disciple's head
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detail- Disciple's head
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49.76DI#2
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Detail
6/10/2009
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Detail
6/10/2009
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Side
6/10/2009
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digital image
Detail
6/10/2009
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49.76DI#6
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Detail
3/1/2010
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Detail
3/1/2010
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49.76DI#8
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Detail
3/1/2010
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Detail
3/1/2010
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Detail
3/1/2010
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49.76DI#11
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Detail
3/1/2010
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49.76DI#12
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Detail
3/1/2010
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Sculpture
Crucifixion Figure of Christ
German artist
German artist
Germany
Primary
5 13/16 x 5 3/8 x 1 5/16 in. (14.8 x 13.7 x 3.3 cm)
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overall
Copper
Copper
ca. 1200
1195
1205
1000-1400, Crucifixion, Medieval, sculpture
Sculpture
1949.43
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/29/2001
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49.43D1
digital image
full
2 x 2
6/14/2002
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49.43DI2
digital image
00/00/00
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49.43DI#3
digital image
6/20/2011
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Sculpture
St. John the Evangelist
Spanish artist, (active )
Spanish artist
Spain
Primary
63 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (161.3 x 36.2 x 29.2 cm)
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without base
Wood
Wood
late 13th Century
1267
1299
1000-1400, European art, figures, St. John the Evangelist, woodwork
Sculpture
Large-scale sculpted groups of the crucified Christ, the Virgin, and Saint John were frequently found in Spanish medieval churches. They were located either above the choir screen that separated the area for the clergy from the main body of the church or against a side wall.
The Crucifix [52.34] dates about 50 years earlier than the pair of the Mourning Virgin [52.33.1] and Saint John. The museum purchased these three sculptures together in 1952 with the intent of representing this important genre of Spanish medieval art.
[Gallery label text, June 2013]
lower right, lower right when seen from front; proper left ankle area
1952.33.2
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/29/2001
52.33.2SL1
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digital image
2 x 2
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52.33.2DI#2
digital image
6/12/2013
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Sculpture
Mourning Virgin
Spanish artist, (active )
Spanish artist
Spain
Primary
59 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (151.1 x 37.5 x 28.6 cm)
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base
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without base
Wood
Wood
late 13th Century
1267
1299
1000-1400, European art, female figures, Mary, woodwork
Sculpture
Large-scale sculpted groups of the crucified Christ, the Virgin, and Saint John were frequently found in Spanish medieval churches. They were located either above the choir screen that separated the area for the clergy from the main body of the church or against a side wall.
The Crucifix [52.34] dates about 50 years earlier than the pair of the Mourning Virgin and Saint John [52.33.2]. The museum purchased these three sculptures together in 1952 with the intent of representing this important genre of Spanish medieval art.
[Gallery label text, June 2013]
lower right rear, on a small white piece of tape, per curatorial filelower left rear of base, on a small white label, per curatorial filelower right, lower right when seen from front; proper left ankle area
1952.33.1
item
Memorial Art Gallery
1/29/2001
52.33.1SL1
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2 x 2
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52.33.1DI#2
digital image
6/12/2013
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