1600_Calling_of_Matthew_Caravaggio.txt

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Caravaggio 1573 – 1610
The Calling of Saint Matthew

oil on canvas (322 × 340 cm) — 1599-1600
San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome

Caravaggio biography

This work is linked to Matthew 9:9

Please note the extraordinary use of light. Jesus (extreme right) calls upon Matthew (behind the table in the middle) to join him. Matthew, then Levi, is a publican, collecting taxes for the Romans, by no means a popular profession. Everyone is astonished. There is light on Levi's face. Jesus' finger is reminiscent of Michelangelo's spark of life for Adam in the Sistine Chapel.

On the right, in front of Jesus – Peter.