Curator’s inspection
Move across the painting — or drag on touch — to study brushwork and craquelure through the curator’s loupe.
The Calling of Saint Matthew
A blade of light crosses a Roman tavern as Christ points to the tax collector who will become an evangelist.
Caravaggio's first public commission, for the Contarelli Chapel.
Christ's hand quotes Adam's from the Sistine ceiling: a new creation, a soul called into being.
The window above is closed; the true light enters with Christ.
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