31+ The Calling Of St Matthew (1600) – Caravaggio Background

31+ The Calling Of St Matthew (1600) – Caravaggio Background. Caravaggio may well have been familiar with earlier netherlandish paintings of money. Matthew and inspiration of st.

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The calling of saint matthew is a masterpiece by michelangelo merisi da caravaggio, depicting the moment at which jesus christ inspires matthew to the commission for these two lateral paintings — the calling and the martyrdom — is dated july 1599, and final payment was made in july 1600. Louis of the french, rome, italy). A hand raises from the darkness and seeks mathew out among the sinners at the card table.

Jesus singles matthew out and calls on him to join him and his disciples.

Jesus saw a man named matthew at his seat in the custom house, and said to him, follow me, and matthew rose and followed him. Matthew, oil on canvas, c. The contarelli chapel and other church commissions: Both were completed between 1599 and 1600 and painted in oil on canvas.


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