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Related Artists	Caravaggio • Artemisia Gentileschi • Francisco de Zurbarán • José de Ribera • Orazio Gentileschi • Sebastián López de Arteaga • Alonso Cano • Georges de La Tour • Gerrit van Honthorst • Hendrik Terbrugghen • Francisco Ribalta • Dirck van Baburen

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Painting The Calling of St. Matthew by Caravaggio shows a group of men at a table, with a dramatic beam of light illuminating faces as Christ points toward Matthew in a darkened room.

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