Calling of St. Matthew - Analysis - Caravaggio

Описание: Caravaggio's deft handling of light grounds Calling of St. Matthew with a sense of reality. That's why we're able to look at this scene from a gospel story through secular eyes. The painter presents an extraordinary event through an everyday lens. This familiar but implausible story thus seems real. Caravaggio brings an angel visitation down to earth. He painted St. Peter summoning St. Matthew to follow Jesus Christ in a casual setting. It parallels a Shakespeare play set in modern day. Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet film's a perfect example.

We get the same information about the story. But placing the situation in our familiar world helps us relate to it. Caravaggio includes a thick solid table. He grants the forefront boy raw, muscular legs and even spotlights one. This gives the painting earthiness. It's a real world scene. Yet, we also know from the title, Calling of St. Matthew, that it's a gospel story. The only other hint of religiosity floods through the window at right - the light of Matthew's Lord Jesus.

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