Saint Matthew and the Angel (Rome, Italy) : Detail of the angel

Creator:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1571-1610
Published/Created:
Rome, Lazio, Italy
1602-1603
Date Depicted:
10/18/1998
1500 AD - 1699 AD
Materials:
oil on canvas
Notes:
Three out of five of the altarpieces that he delivered between 1602 and 1606 were either rejected outright or soon taken down including St Matthew and the Angel, commissioned on 7 February 1602 to complete his work on the Contarelli Chapel (ex-Kaiser-Frie
Topics:
Painting -- Italy -- 17th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Baroque
Culture:
Italian
Accession Number:
6A1-C-SM-A4
Genre:
paintings (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Paintings & Drawings
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
New Testament; saints; Angels; Matthew, the Apostle, Saint oil painting (technique) visual works; paintings (visual works)
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Module One
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/18/1998
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4152
OID:
10115772
PID:
digcoll:2296915