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The virgin crowned by an angel. b. 37, beautiful impression on paper with the pitcher. $75.00." [P. 13.] Catalogue and Price List of a Rich Collection of Rare Etchings and Engravings, imported and for ...
The painting is found in the chapel dedicated to St. Matthew in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi. The donor of the chapel was a French cardinal, Matthieu Cointerel, who died in 1585.
In the painting, Christ enters the room from the right. We see only his silhouetted head and outstretched arm pointing in Matthew’s direction. The ‘Calling of Saint Matthew,’ by Caravaggio.