Why ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’ by Caravaggio was Pope Francis’ favorite painting − an art historian explains | Spyke

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Why ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’ by Caravaggio was Pope Francis’ favorite painting − an art historian explains

Why ‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’ by Caravaggio was Pope Francis’ favorite painting − an art historian explains

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The painting is found in the chapel dedicated to St. Matthew in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi.

Okay, that's a crazy coincidence.

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