Saint Matthew 1513 - 1523

Agostino Veneziano's "Saint Matthew" is an engraving created between 1513 and 1523, currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The piece depicts Saint Matthew seated on a cloud, with an angel kneeling before him. The saint is receiving divine inspiration for his Gospel, as symbolized by the scroll in his hand, a motif common in Renaissance art. The piece's dramatic composition and use of light and shadow are hallmarks of Veneziano's masterful engraving style.