🟌️ Christ and Saint Thomas (Verrocchio)

Christ and Saint Thomas (1467–1483) is a bronze statue by Andrea del Verrocchio made for one of the fourteen niches on the exterior walls of the Orsanmichele in Florence, Italy. It is now replaced in that location by a cast and the original has been moved inside the building, which is now a museum. The sculpture shows the Incredulity of Saint Thomas, a subject frequently represented in Christian art since at least the 5th century and used to make a variety of theological points. Thomas the Apostle doubted the resurrection of Jesus and had to feel the wounds for himself in order to be convinced. The surrounding marble niche was originally designed by Donatello for his Saint Louis of Toulouse (1413), but that statue was moved to Santa Croce when the niche was sold to the Tribunale di Mercanzia, who commissioned the replacement from Verrocchio.