| Temptation of St. Thomas | |
| Artist: | Diego Velázquez |
| Year: | 1632 |
| Medium: | Oil on canvas |
| Height Metric: | 244 |
| Width Metric: | 203 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Orihuela |
| Museum: | Cathedral Museum of Sacred Art |
The Temptation of St. Thomas is a painting by the Spanish Baroque painter Diego Velázquez, executed in 1632 and housed in the Museum of Sacred Art of Orihuela Cathedral, southern Spain.
The work, for a period, was attributed to Murcian painter Nicolás de Villacis, until it was recognized as Velázquez's in the 1920s. It portrays the episode of the life of Saint Thomas Aquinas when, as a novice, he resisted the temptation represented by a prostitute, who is visible in the background door. The saint is held by an angel, while another is preparing to dress him with a white ribbon, representing chastity.
Temptation of St. Thomas is among Velázquez's better-known paintings.[1]