The Calling of Saint Matthew

Also known as The Calling of St. Matthew, The Calling of St Matthew

painting by Caravaggio

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Artist: Caravaggio
Year: 1599–1600
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 322 cm × 340 cm (127 in × 130 in)
Location: San Luigi dei Francesi , Rome

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Image: Caravaggio — The Calling of Saint Matthew.jpg
Height: 340
Width: 322

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catalog code: 42
Commons category: The Calling of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio

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The Calling of Saint Matthew is an oil painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio that depicts the moment Jesus Christ calls on the tax collector Matthew to follow him. It was completed in 1599–1600 for the Contarelli Chapel in the church of the French congregation, San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it remains. It hangs alongside two other paintings of Matthew by Caravaggio: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (painted around the same time as the Calling) and The Inspiration of Saint Matthew (1602).

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