The Calling of Saint Matthew

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The Calling of Saint Matthew is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio that dramatically depicts the moment Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to follow him, celebrated for its striking use of light and shadow.

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Generate an image of The Calling of Saint Matthew (The Calling of Saint Matthew is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio that dramatically depicts the moment Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to follow him, celebrated for its striking use of light and shadow.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artForm easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance key work of early Baroque naturalism ⓘ
landmark in the development of chiaroscuro ⓘ
artist Caravaggio ⓘ
artisticStyle chiaroscuro ⓘ
basedOn Gospel of Mark ⓘ
Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
commissionedBy Cardinal Matteo Contarelli ⓘ
commissionedFor Contarelli Chapel ⓘ
completionDate 1600 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
creator Caravaggio ⓘ
creatorNationality Italian ⓘ
depicts Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
Gospel narrative ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ
Saint Matthew ⓘ
linked to: Apostle Matthew

tax collectors ⓘ
depictsEventFrom Gospel of Matthew 9:9 ⓘ
linked to: Gospel of Matthew

New Testament ⓘ
followedBy The Inspiration of Saint Matthew ⓘ
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew ⓘ
genre religious painting ⓘ
hasPart figure of Christ ⓘ
figure of Saint Peter ⓘ
group of tax collectors at a table ⓘ
inception 1599 ⓘ
lightingTechnique single directional light source from the right ⓘ
locatedInBuilding San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome ⓘ
location Contarelli Chapel ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
San Luigi dei Francesi ⓘ
medium oil paint ⓘ
movement Baroque ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic use of light and shadow ⓘ
tenebrism ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle La Vocazione di San Matteo ⓘ
partOfSeries Contarelli Chapel cycle ⓘ
Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
setting tavern-like interior ⓘ
significantIn Catholic art ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ
theme conversion ⓘ
divine calling ⓘ
grace ⓘ

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The Calling of Saint Matthew → depicts → Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
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The Calling of Saint Matthew → originalLanguageTitle → La Vocazione di San Matteo ⓘ
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San Luigi dei Francesi → hasPainting → The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
Italian Baroque → hasNotableWork → The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
Contarelli Chapel → hasWork → The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
Contarelli Chapel → hasDepiction → calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
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Contarelli Chapel cycle → hasPart → The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
Contarelli Chapel cycle → depicts → The calling of the apostle Matthew ⓘ
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Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → hasPart → The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew → hasWorkInSameChapel → The Calling of Saint Matthew ⓘ
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew → hasWorkInSameChapel → The Inspiration of Saint Matthew ⓘ
linked to: The Calling of Saint Matthew