Every Day a Painting for June 29, 2026

Saint Matthew (1315–1320)

Simone Martini

Tempera on Panel. Sienese, Gothic.

Italian Paintings of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries

Simone Martini depicts Saint Matthew holding a book, quill pen, and inkpot in the process of writing his Gospel. This panel, along with nine others of apostles, including three in the National Gallery…

View at National Gallery of Art