depicts the story from the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 9:9)

"Jesus saw a man named Matthew at his seat in the custom house, and said to him, 'Follow me', and Matthew rose and followed Him."

Caravaggio depicts Matthew the tax collector sitting at a table with four other men.

Jesus Christ and Saint Peter have entered the room, and Jesus is pointing at Matthew

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A beam of light illuminates the faces of the men at the table who are looking at Jesus Christ.

This is a depiction of a moment of spiritual awakening and conversion, which was something many Baroque artists were interested in painting