A garish light cuts diagonally across the center of the painting, following the line between Christ's hand and the titular figure.
The two figures on the left of this painting are taken from a 1545 print by Hans Holbein depicting gamblers unaware of the presence of Death. A man stands on the right with his back illuminated by an unseen light source, although he casts no shadow upon the two feather-capped youths in the middle of the painting. A garish light cuts diagonally across the center of the painting, following the line between Christ's hand and the titular figure. FTP name this painting by Caravaggio concerning the summoning of a tax collector.
The two figures on the left of this painting are taken from a 1545 print by Hans Holbein depicting gamblers unaware of the presence of Death.
The {Calling of St. Matthew}