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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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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Caravaggio notableWork The Calling of Saint Matthew
The Calling of Saint Matthew depicts Calling of Saint Matthew
linked to: The Calling of Saint Matthew
The Calling of Saint Matthew originalLanguageTitle La Vocazione di San Matteo
linked to: 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
linked to: The Calling of Saint Matthew
Contarelli Chapel cycle hasPart The Calling of Saint Matthew
Contarelli Chapel cycle depicts The calling of the apostle Matthew
linked to: The Calling of Saint Matthew
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