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Caravaggio stages the instant Christ points at the tax collector Matthew, a shaft of light slicing through a gloomy tavern to single him out. The dramatic chiaroscuro and contemporary dress brought sacred drama down to street level. It helped ignite the Baroque revolution in painting.
The Calling of Saint Matthew
- Date1600
- MovementBaroque
- WhereSan Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
- RegionItaly