Caravaggio

Caravaggio's paintings bring sacred narratives into closely framed settings through observed figures and concentrated light. The Calling of Saint Matthew, made for Rome's Contarelli Chapel, focuses on Christ's gesture and a moment of recognition. In The Supper at Emmaus, commissioned by Ciriaco Mattei in 1601, the disciples respond to the risen Christ around a table of food. Fruit, bread, and vessels bring still-life observation into the biblical scene.