Religious Symbols In Caravaggio's The Calling Of Saint Matthews

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Likewise art can also portray different signs to the beholder, in Caravaggio’s The Calling of Saint Matthews. Berger states if not careful, the artist can mistakenly create religious symbols. Berger says, “Its market price is said to be a reflection of its spiritual value” (21). The novel feels that God is in everyday items, so there for art is religious, where Berger can state that means all art would have a religious undertone, which Berger does not feel is precision. Chevalier writes in the novel:
There is a difference between Catholic and Protestant attitudes to painting," he explained as he worked, "but it is not necessarily as great as you may think. Paintings may serve a spiritual purpose for Catholics, but remember too that Protestants
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