Visual Arts Analysis: ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’
Words: 508 1785In the realm of art history, few works have encapsulated the raw power of divine calling as vividly as Caravaggio's "The Calling of Saint Matthew." This masterpiece, painted between 1599 and 1600, remains a pivotal work that not only exemplifies Caravaggio’s pioneering use of chiaroscuro but also captures an intense and intimate biblical moment. Caravaggio's treatment of this scene from the Gospel of Matthew (9:9) is as dramatic as it is groundbreaking. The painting shows Matthew, a tax collector, sitting […]
