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Pieter Lastman

Saint Matthew, 1613

Description

Maker

  • Pieter Lastman, 1583-1633, Dutch

Title

Saint Matthew

Year

1613

Medium

Oil on oak panel

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • oak panel

Dimensions

35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

LC: seal illegible

Place

Netherlands

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Corporate Membership Dues Funds

Object Number

60.093

About

Shown in the midst of divine inspiration, Saint Matthew, one of the four Evangelists, receives direct transmission of the Word of God from an angel. Pieter Lastman gives Saint Matthew a sense of gravity and weight both physical and symbolic by deeply modeling his substantial form and placing his bare foot upon a stone slab. A Dutch painter working a generation after Hendrik Goltzius and Joachim Wtewael, Lastman played a role in shifting the focus of Dutch art from Mannerist artifice to clarity of both form and narrative. His paint handling reveals brushstrokes on the surface of the painting, signaling a simultaneous shift to more expressive painting methods that draw attention to the artist’s hand.

LC: seal illegible

Netherlands
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

The Facts of Life

June 24 - October 23, 1988

Recent Accessions

April 23 - May 28, 1961

Use

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