Stories from the Life of St. Matthew (1600-1602 Caravaggio), art
Stories from the Life of St. Matthew (1600-1602) is a cycle of paintings by Caravaggio.
Overview
Caravaggio was the first artist to give the character of Matthew a life of his own. His work was celebrated, admired and widely imitated for centuries.
The Life of St. Matthew is illustrated in three episodes:
(2a. St. Matthew and the Angel (1602 Caravaggio), art) [lost in 1945]
Caravaggio painted the three stories from the life of Matthew to decorate the Contarelli Chapel in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome [Italy], where they are still located. The original version of the Inspiration of St. Matthew (known as St. Matthew and the Angel (1602 Caravaggio), art) was rejected and the Author had to replace it with the current painting. The rejected painting was purchased by Vincenzo Giustiniani for his private collection and eventually ended in Berlin [Germany] at the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, where it was destroyed in 1945 in the last days of World War II.