The Calling of Saint Matthew
Caravaggio's revolutionary work depicts Christ calling Matthew from a tavern. The dramatic chiaroscuro lighting creates spiritual illumination breaking into worldly darkness. The contemporary dress and realistic figures bring biblical narrative into present moment. The work explores grace, conversion, divine intervention in everyday life. Caravaggio's naturalism and psychological depth transformed religious painting.
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