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.

Abstract

The Life of St. Matthew is illustrated in three episodes:

• 1. Calling of St.Matthew (1600)
• 2. Martyrdom of St. Matthew (1600) - Oil on canvas, 323 cm × 343 cm (127 in × 135 in)
• 3. Inspiration of St. Matthew (1602)

History and current location

Caravaggio painted the three stories from the life of St. Stephen 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 was rejected and replaced (see St. Matthew and the Angel, 1602). Such original version was destroyed in 1945 during the Second War World.

External links

• Wikipedia (Calling of St. Matthew)
• Wikipedia (Martyrdom of St. Matthew)
• Wikipedia (inspiration of St. Matthew)
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Matthew_and_the_Angel_(Caravaggio)

Wikipedia (St. Matthew and the Angel)]