... The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (1599 - 1600), the most interesting thing was the placement of the figures. The composition is very crowded and the action is happening right in the middle of everyone, with very dramatic lighting centered on the killer of Saint Matthew, not the saint himself. The people surrounding the almost-slain Saint Matthew are doing nothing to help ... biography of Caravaggio by Giora Shoham and seeing these three paintings, one might think there are conflicting views of Caravaggio and his faith. These three paintings and the biography only ask the question: is ther...

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