Saint Matthew and the Angel (Savoldo)

Saint Matthew and the Angel is a c.1530-1535 oil on canvas painting by Giovanni Gerolamo Savoldo, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It was a major influence on the young Caravaggio.[1]

Originally produced for a private 'studiolo' or for the Zecca in Milan, it is one of the nocturnes for which Savoldo is most famous. X-ray photography shows a drawing of a woman on the right half.[2]

References
  1. "Catalogue entry".
  2. (in Italian) Pierluigi De Vecchi and Elda Cerchiari, I tempi dell'arte, volume 2, Bompiani, Milano 1999. ISBN 88-451-7212-0


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