The Calling of Saint Matthew
ArtistCaravaggio
Year1600
MediumOil on canvas
LocationSan Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
About The Calling of Saint Matthew
Christ points at Matthew in a gesture borrowed from Michelangelos Creation of Adam. The light divides the saved from the sinners. Matthew points at himself in disbelief. Still hangs in the church for which it was commissioned.
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