Style of Nicolas Poussin - The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (recto); Sketches of Figures (verso) | Area Rug

This double-sided sheet at the Art Institute of Chicago is catalogued in the style of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), the French painter whose classical compositions defined Baroque-era art in Rome. The recto, drawn in pen and brown ink with brown wash, depicts the Incredulity of Saint Thomas, the New Testament episode in which the apostle Thomas touches the wound of the risen Christ to confirm the Resurrection; the verso carries additional figure sketches, typical of a working study sheet. Because the drawing is attributed to Poussin's style rather than his own hand, it likely originates from a follower or student absorbing his classical figure groupings and controlled narrative clarity. Poussin's enormous influence on later academic painters makes such circle drawings valuable evidence of how his ideas were studied and passed on.

Printed edge to edge on a soft, durable woven area rug with a comfortable, non-slip feel.