1616
oil
panel
From the collection of Walters Art Museum
Saint Matthew is a 1616 oil by Joachim Wtewael, a Mannerism work, depicting St. James the Elder, held at Walters Art Museum.
This painting depicts a man in a red robe, with a white collar and cuffs, sitting at a desk. He is holding a quill pen in his right hand and appears to be writing. The man is balding, with a few strands of hair on the sides of his head. A small, winged figure is hovering above his left shoulder. The man's attire and the presence of the winged figure suggest that he may be a saint or a biblical figure. The painting's style and use of color are reminiscent of 17th-century Dutch art. The artist who created this painting is Joachim Wtewael.
Joachim Anthoniszoon Wtewael (Dutch pronunciation: ; 1566 – 1 August 1638), also known as Uytewael (pronounced ), was a Dutch Mannerist painter and draughtsman, as well as a highly successful flax merchant, and town councillor of Utrecht.
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