Caravaggio’s “Calling of St. Matthew” (1599) depicts Matthew 9:9. Caravaggio depicts Matthew the tax collector sitting at a custom-house table with four other men. Jesus and Saint Peter have entered the room, and Jesus is pointing at Matthew - inspiring him to follow him. A beam of light illuminates the faces of the men at the table who are looking at Christ, who is painted with the least detail.
This painting is a transitional period - between the exaggerated idealization of Mannerism (eg, the large head/hands and muscularity of Michaelangelo’s David) period of the 16th century toward Baroque. However, the style is more naturalistic and hadn’t yet adopted the high-energy, high-contrast vibrancy that the Catholic Church commissioned to contrast against Protestant simplicity (eg, Dutch masters).
The painting is currently located in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome.
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Hey Scootie - based on your comment about Boris Becker's broom closet event, I went to go see what three-pump-chump's kid looks like. Oh shit. No paternity test needed.
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Ukraine / Russia
Brexit
You've got US$5 in local currency but can spend it anywhere in the world for breakfast, where are you going?
Connecticut's $3m summer tourism campaign 'Find Your Vibe' is generating a lot of buzz and hopes to make a lot of people come.
https://ctmirror.org/2022/05/26/lamont-announces-3m-find-your-vibe-summer-tourism-campaign/
A law that is not followed more than half the time
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Elsewhere in college
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I wonder if the laserdisks I have of Star Wars are worth anything - only non-corrupted version out there.
Thanks for the Caravaggio, one of my favorite artists.
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I didn't really appreciate Caravaggio until my last visit to Italy, the dude is a stud.