This painting shows a man from the waist up, facing us. The man has pale yellow skin, rosy cheeks, a long, straight nose, brown eyes, a full gray beard, and wavy gray hair. He wears a light red garment with intricate designs along the neckline under a pale green outer cloak. In his left hand, he holds an open red book and a black inkpot. His right hand holds a quill pen. A halo with a detailed pattern surrounds the man's head. The background is a gold surface within an arched black wooden frame.
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Saint Matthew

painter Simone Martini (Sienese, active from 1315; died 1344)

c. 1315/1320

Medium
tempera on panel
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
painted surface: 26.4 x 19.6 cm (10 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.) ; overall: 30.8 x 23.2 cm (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.) ; framed: 44.4 x 60 cm (17 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.)
Culture
Sienese
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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