Saint Thomas c. 16th century

Editor: Here we have Lucas Cranach the Elder's "Saint Thomas," a print of some kind, I think? It's teeming with figures, dark and somewhat chaotic. What story do you think Cranach is trying to tell? Curator: Oh, a marvelous question! I feel the energy emanating from this piece, don't you? For me, it is about the moment of doubt, of questioning faith itself. Look at Thomas, almost recoiling, needing tangible proof. Cranach captures that struggle, that very human need. Editor: So, you see the doubt, rather than the chaos? Curator: Precisely! And isn’t doubt a vital part of faith? It's in that tension that truth is forged, or at least, becomes real for the individual. I wonder, what does *that* mean to you? Editor: It makes me think about how we all wrestle with our beliefs, you know? Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. Art invites us to ask those bigger questions, doesn't it?