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The painting on the left shows the calling of Saint Matthew. Saint Matthew would become one of the apostles of Christ, but this is the moment just before the moment of transition that is his spiritual awakening.
- Smarthistory – Juan de Pareja, The Calling of Saint Matthew
Pareja’s The Calling of Saint Matthew contains the only...
- Smarthistory – A-Level: Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew
The painting on the left shows the calling of Saint Matthew....
- Smarthistory – Juan de Pareja, The Calling of Saint Matthew
Pareja’s The Calling of Saint Matthew contains the only known self-portrait made by an Afro-Hispanic artist in Europe between 1480–1700 and is an extraordinary statement of freedom and status in 17th-century imperial Spain, where Afro-Hispanic enslaved people and formerly enslaved people were forbidden from becoming professional painters ...
The painting on the left shows the calling of Saint Matthew. Saint Matthew would become one of the apostles of Christ, but this is the moment just before the moment of transition that is his spiritual awakening.
The Calling of Saint Matthew is an oil painting by 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.
Caravaggio's "Calling of Saint Matthew" captures a powerful moment of spiritual awakening. Set in a gritty, realistic environment, Christ points to Matthew, a tax collector, inviting him to follow. The painting highlights the divine entering everyday life, emphasizing the transformative power of faith and making spirituality accessible to all.
Obraz Powołanie św. Mateusza Caravaggia budził wielkie zainteresowanie już od czasu swojego powstania. Jest jednym z dzieł, na których badaniu doskonalone są metody historii sztuki. Mimo wielkiego dorobku badawczego, przedmiotem kontrowersji pozostaje nadal tak podstawowa kwestia, jak identyfikacja protagonisty: która z postaci na ...
The New Testament story, of Jesus calling Levi (later Matthew) to be his disciple is really a very simple one, but Caravaggio interprets it so richly. Here's the story from the gospel of Mark: 13 Then Jesus went out to the lakeshore again and taught the crowds that gathered around him.
