| The Calling of Saint Matthew | |
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| Artist | Juan de Pareja |
| Year | 1661 |
The Calling of Saint Matthew is a 1661 oil painting by Juan de Pareja. It is currently held by the Museo del Prado. The painting depicts the Biblical story where Jesus calls Levi, a tax collector, to abandon his materialistic life and follow a spiritual path, transforming him into Matthew, a Gospel writer. The painting was likely inspired by the Caravaggio painting of the same subject.[1]
- ^ Bindman, David; Gates (Jr.), Henry Louis; Dalton, Karen C. C. (2010). The Image of the Black in Western Art. Harvard University Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-674-05261-1.