“The Calling Of Saint Matthew”. Artist: Caravaggio (1571 – 1610).

“The Calling Of Saint Matthew”.

Artist: Caravaggio (1571 – 1610).

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Paintings by Caravaggio

in the Contarelli Chapel.

Date: July 1609.

Collection: San Luigi dei Francesi.

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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 Saint Matthew by Caravaggio: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (painted around the same time as “The Calling of Saint Matthew”) and “The Inspiration of Saint Matthew”.