David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1609–10, oil on canvas,
4’ 1 ¼” x 3’ 3 ¾” (1.25 x 1.01 m), Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy.
The Entombment, c. 1602, oil on canvas, 9’ 10” x 6’ 8” (3 x 2 m),
Pinacoteca, Vatican Museums, Vatican State, Rome, Italy.
Martyrdom of St. Matthew, 1599–1600, oil on canvas, 10’ 7 ¼” x 11’
3” (3.23 x 3.43 m), Contarelli Chapel, Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi,
Rome, Italy.
Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1596–97, oil on canvas, 4’ 5” x 5’ 5 ¼”
(1.35 x 1.66 m), Doria-Pamphilji Gallery, Rome, Italy.
St. Matthew and the Angel, c. 1602, oil on canvas, 9’ 8 ¾” x 6’ 2 ½”
(295 x 195 cm), Contarelli Chapel, Church of S. Luigi dei Francesi,
Rome, Italy.
St. Matthew and the Angel (destroyed), c. 1600–01, oil on canvas,
7’ 7 ¼” x 6’ (2.31 x 1.82 m), for the Contarelli Chapel, Church of
S. Luigi dei Francesi, Rome, Italy.Hibbard, Caravaggio.
Puglisi, Caravaggio.
- Compare Caravaggio’s use of light and dark in the Calling of St. Matthew
and The Entombment. - Do you think Caravaggio’s morality affected his painting? Why or
why not?
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