In this week's episode of Accessible Art History: The Podcast, I kicked off Season 5! For the next five episodes, it's going to be all about Baroque and Dutch Golden Age art. To start, I discussed the Calling of St. Matthew by the great Caravaggio. To listen, click here or download onto your favorite platform. Please don't forget to to rate and review, it really helps me out!
The Calling of St. Matthew
1599-1600
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Symbols of the Four Evangelists
Book of Kells, 9th century CE
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Church of San Luigi dei Francesi
Rome, Italy
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Portrait of Caravaggio
C. 1621
Ottavio Leoni
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Martyrdom of St. Matthew
1599-1600
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Inspiration of St. Matthew
1599-1600
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Gardner's Art through the Ages, 12th edition by Fred S Kleiner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Calling_of_St_Matthew_(Caravaggio)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_the_Apostle
https://www.biography.com/artist/caravaggio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caravaggio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martyrdom_of_Saint_Matthew_(Caravaggio)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inspiration_of_Saint_Matthew
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/glossary/chiaroscuro