Apostle Matthew

Hi everyone! My name is Isabella, and I'm so excited to explore this amazing painting with you all today! It's called "Apostle Matthew," and it's super old – from way back in the 1600s! That's even before they had cars! Can you imagine? nn nn Now, take a good look at the painting. What's the first thing you notice? It's like a puzzle, and we're detectives trying to figure out all its secrets! nn nn Do you see the man in the painting? He looks very serious, doesn't he? That's Matthew, and he was a very important person a long, long time ago. He's dressed in red and blue, which were very special colors back then. What do you think those colors might have meant? nn nn See how the artist used shadows and light on Matthew's face? It makes him look so real, like he's thinking really hard about something. Maybe he's thinking about a story, or maybe he's about to tell us a secret! What do you think Matthew is thinking about? nn nn Even though we don't know who painted this amazing picture, we can still learn a lot from it. It teaches us about art from a long time ago, and it lets us use our imaginations to think about who Matthew was and what he might have been thinking. Art is like a magical window into the past! nn nn Now, let's move on to the next painting and see what other mysteries we can uncover together!