Five figures sit at a table at left, two of them still counting money on the table and the others reacting to the figure at right, whose outstretched arm references that of the Sistine Ceiling's God, but whose hand is in the pose of Adam.
A single window divided into quarters appears in the top right, but most of the light comes from an unshown source to the right of the scene. Five figures sit at a table at left, two of them still counting money on the table and the others reacting to the figure at right, whose outstretched arm references that of the Sistine Ceiling's God, but whose hand is in the pose of Adam. This figure is identified as Jesus by his halo, and he points to one tax collector, who is indicated also by a shaft of bright light. FTP, name this Caravaggio painting depicting the conversion of one of the Gospel authors.
A single window divided into quarters appears in the top right, but most of the light comes from an unshown source to the right of the scene.
The {Calling of St. Matthew}