Contarelli Chapel

Contarelli Chapel
Cappella Contarelli
Contarelli Chapel
LocationSan Luigi dei Francesi, Rome
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
DedicationSt. Matthew
Architecture
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1599
Administration
ArchdioceseRome
ParishSan Luigi dei Francesi

The Contarelli Chapel or Cappella Contarelli is located within the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome. It is famous for housing three paintings on the theme of Saint Matthew the Evangelist by the Baroque master Caravaggio. The paintings were Caravaggio's first major public commission and one that cemented his reputation as a master artist. The chapel commemorates the French cardinal Matthieu Cointerel.

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