Name: The incredulity of Saint Thomas - Caravaggio - Look but Don't Touch
Uploaded: 2021-03-24T10:55:29.000+01:00
Duration: 201 s
Description: Is Saint Thomas' touching of Jesus' wounds homoerotic? It's certainly in stark contrast to Mary Magdalene, who is told not to touch him and spends the rest of her life living in a cave.

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The incredulity of Saint Thomas - Caravaggio

"La incredulidad de Santo Tomás", de Caravaggio

"Niewierny Tomasz" Caravaggia (1601–1602)

Is Saint Thomas' touching of Jesus' wounds homoerotic? It's certainly in stark contrast to Mary Magdalene, who is told not to touch him and spends the rest of her life living in a cave.

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