The_Calling_of_St._Matthew

The Calling of St. Matthew Description “The Calling of St. Matthew” is Bernado Strozzi’s depiction of how St. Matthew became one of Jesus Christ’s disciples. It is set in a small wooden room. A light shines from through a window into the painting. Eight men are depicted three counting coins, and five standing. A table with a green tablecloth centers the painting. Placed on top of it are a large sack of coins, an inkwell with a feather pen, and a book with Hebrew writing on its cover. The table is surrounded closely by four men with another four at a farther distance. From the perspective given, Matthew sits in the center. He is dressed with a blanket draped over his shoulders, and under that are another two layers of clothing. He sits in a green chair, has a graying beard, and four coins are set in front of him. To Matthew’s right stands a very well dressed man in red. He appears to be the youngest of the men, has no facial hair, and is leaning over the table reaching for some coins. Behind him stand two others. One is wearing a white matthew, painting, christ, jesus, people, table, one, men, follow, coins, two, stands, shown, matthew’s, light, white, very, st, room, passage, over, left, green, four, dressed, christ’s, biblical, about, wears, wearing, upon, under, teachings, teaches, sits, shirt, set, said, presence, positioning, pointing, placed, person, others, obvious, man, knew, just, hand