One figure in this painting twists his body to the right with his right hand resting on the back of his stool, across which a sheathed sword dangles from his left thigh.
One figure in this painting twists his body to the right with his right hand resting on the back of his stool, across which a sheathed sword dangles from his left thigh. In this painting, a window with an open shutter in the back wall is illuminated by a shaft of light coming from the painting's top-right corner, and on the right, Christ's head with a thin gold halo is visible over the shoulder of Saint Peter. The title figure points to himself with his left hand as his right rests on a coin he had been counting. For 10 points, name this Baroque painting depicting Jesus summoning a tax collector to become his disciple, a work of Caravaggio.
One figure in this painting twists his body to the right with his right hand resting on the back of his stool, across which a sheathed sword dangles from his left thigh.
The Calling of Saint Matthew [accept La Vocazione di San Matteo]