François-Joseph Navez
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas

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Artist François-Joseph Navez (Belgian, 1787–1869)Belgian, 1787–1869

CultureBelgian

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The Incredulity of Saint Thomas

Date1823

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 95 1/2 × 69 1/2 in. (242.6 × 176.5 cm)
Frame: 108 1/2 × 83 × 4 1/2 in. (275.6 × 210.8 × 11.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment

Object number2007.716

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceAlbert Bernard Roothaan as a gift of Saint Franciscus Xaverius Kerk (also called “De Krijtbert”) on the single in Amsterdam; after 1880, CM Van Gogh, Amsterdam; Dirk Pauwels collection, Antwerp, Belgium, until 2006; [Jack Kilgore & Co., Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH with funds provided by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund, 2007.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED:
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, December 1823 - January 1824

Pavillon des Art, Paris, 1987

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Charleroi, November 20, 1999 - February 20, 2000

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed and dated on recto lower right on the stone: "F.J. NAVEZ. 1823."

Printed label on verso frame at right center: "Jack Kilgore & Co., Inc. / 154 EAST STREET NEW YORK NY 10021 / TELEPHONE (212) 650 1389 TELEFAX (212) 650 1389 / High Five (in marker)"

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