Earlier in the week we had been walking by a church, and found out that inside they had a few of Caravaggio’s works. The church was locked up, and the Pantheon was around the corner so we hurried on to see the ancient building. Later that evening when we had wifi at our hostel I looked online to see what paintings where in that church, and found out “The Calling Of St Matthew” was inside! This is one of my favorite paintings from school. Little did we know what was in store for us inside of this little church.
We were so surprised by how amazing everything inside was. Rome was so chock full of architecture and art that it is easy for a church like this to feel small or insignificant, but it felt like a secret place that only we knew about.
But, like I said we came for Caravaggio’s “The Calling Of St Matthew”. This painting has stuck with me from college and into adult-hood. The command of light and shadow tells the story so powerfully. The paintings were set in the dark, and you had to pay to illuminate them. We dropped our 1 Euro in for a few minutes of light, and as with most photos of things like this, they do not do the moment justice.
