Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century.

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Jesus calls Matthew from among the tax officials. Woodcut, 16th century. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bible. N.T. Matthew 9.9-17; Mark 2.14-18; Luke 5.27. Matthew stands on the far left, about to approach Jesus and his apostles. In the middle a man stands at a stone desk which bears coins, a quill and a book; there is a turbaned official behind the table, and behind him a stone doorway. A man brings in a bundle from the dock; ships float in the harbour

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1 print : woodcut ; image 13.9 x 19.2 cm

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Conversion de S. Matthieu Bears number: 2

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Woodcut on verso of "Guérison de la belle-mere de S. Pierre" (numbered 25)

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Wellcome Collection 23932i

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