MICHELANGELO MERISI DA CARAVAGGIO (MILAN 1571-PORT' ERCOLE 1610)
The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew
c. 1602-4RCIN 402824
Christ gestures ahead while turning back to the brothers Simon (later Peter) and Andrew, who have been fishing by the Sea of Galilee. He says ‘Follow me and I will make you become fishers of men’. The fishermen’s weather-beaten faces and hands eloquently express astonishment, confusion and fear.