ID de tableau:: 5754
The Martyrdom of St Matthew Le Martyre de St Matthew 1599-1600
Oil on canvas, 323 x 343 cm
Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome 1599-1600 Huiler sur le canevas, 323 x 343 cm Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi des Français, Rome Italian Baroque Era Painter, ca.1571-1610
ID de tableau:: 62389
The Martyrdom of St Matthew 1599-1600 Oil on canvas, width of detail: 90 cm Contarelli Chapel, San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome A boy who acts as altar-boy to the old man, whose service has been interrupted, flees screaming to the right. He is one of those expressive studies of emotion which, like the Medusa in Florence, have contributed greatly to Caravaggio's renown. Author: CARAVAGGIO Title: The Martyrdom of St Matthew (detail) , 1551-1600 , Italian Form: painting , religious Italian Baroque Era Painter, ca.1571-1610
