The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (Salviati)
Painting by Francesco Salviati
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The Incredulity of Saint Thomas is a 1543–1547 painting by Francesco Salviati.[1] It was commissioned for the église Notre-Dame-de-Confort in Lyon by Thomas II de Gadagne (also known as Tomaso Guadagni), a Florentine counselor to Francis I of France. It is now held in the Louvre Museum and measures 275 cm by 234 cm.[2] It is signed FRANCESCO SALVIATO FLO. OPUS (S.B.D.) and the apostle shown in three-quarter-profile is a self-portrait of Salviati.[3]
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| Artist | Francesco Salviati  |
| Year | 1543–1547 |
| Dimensions | 275 cm (108 in) × 234 cm (92 in) |
| Owner | French State |
| Collection | Department of Paintings of the Louvre |
| Identifiers | Joconde work ID: 000PE027030 |
Its choice of subject reflects an anti-Medici political viewpoint shared by commissioner and artist.[4][5] The work proved popular from its arrival in Lyon onwards and was copied by several artists in several media, including an engraving by Master CC.[6] Even after art history began to neglect art produced in and for Lyon, the painting was one of few such works still to be mentioned - for example, it appears in Giorgio Vasari's Lives.[7]
