The Calling of Saint Matthew is an oil painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, completed around 1599-1600, that depicts the moment Jesus Christ calls on the tax collector Matthew to follow him.
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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.
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The painting was completed in 1599-1600.
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The Calling of Saint Matthew is an oil painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, completed around 1599-1600, that depicts the moment Jesus Christ calls on the tax collector Matthew to follow him.
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is an oil painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio
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Created during the Baroque era, the painting is an iconic example of the style, featuring conventions like naturalism and tenebrism
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