Martirio di san Matteo
Caravaggio
1599โ1600
Oil on canvas
323 cm ร 343 cm (127 in ร 135 in)
San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (1599โ1600) is a painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It is located in the Contarelli Chapel of the church of the French congregation San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it hangs opposite The Calling of Saint Matthew and beside the altarpiece The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, both by Caravaggio. It was the first of the three to be installed in the chapel, in July 1600.
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1599โ1600
Oil on canvas
323 cm ร 343 cm (127 in ร 135 in)
San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (1599โ1600) is a painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. It is located in the Contarelli Chapel of the church of the French congregation San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it hangs opposite The Calling of Saint Matthew and beside the altarpiece The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, both by Caravaggio. It was the first of the three to be installed in the chapel, in July 1600.
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