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The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (Italian: Martirio di San Matteo; 1599–1600) is a painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.It is located in the Contarelli Chapel of the church of the French congregation San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it hangs opposite The Calling of Saint Matthew and beside the altarpiece The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, both by Caravaggio.
- 323 cm × 343 cm (127 in × 135 in)
- Caravaggio
- 1599–1600
- San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
Oct 15, 2020 · The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (Italian: Martirio di San Matteo; 1599–1600) is a painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.It is located in the Contarelli Chapel of the church of the French congregation San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it hangs opposite The Calling of Saint Matthew and beside the altarpiece The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, both by Caravaggio.
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Martyrdom of Saint Matthew, 1600 by Caravaggio. Saint Matthew's history continues with his death. The king of Ethiopia, Hirticus, wished to marry his niece Iphigenia, the abbess of a convent, whose resurrection by Saint Matthew and conversion to Christianity provided the subject for D'Arpino's fresco in the vault.
Dec 6, 2023 · Calling of St. Matthew. by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Calling of St. Matthew, oil on canvas, c. 1599-1600 (Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome)
Oct 14, 2023 · The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew is one of the paintings that made Italian master painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio famous. It was painted in oil on canvas between 1599 and 1600. It is one half of the two-piece commission he completed for the Contarelli Chapel in Rome, the matching piece being The Calling of Saint Matthew.
Analysis of The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio. One of the best history painters of his day, Caravaggio is famous for his naturalistic style of Baroque painting which breathed new life into large-scale Biblical art, in Rome and later Naples. Although loutish and violent in his private life, he remains one of the most influential ...
322 cm × 340 cm (127 in × 130 in) Location. San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome. 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 ...
