A Caravaggio painting was rejected by its patrons

The first painting of Saint Matthew and the Angel created by Caravaggio was rejected by the patrons in 1602. The artist had to immediately paint a second version, which was definitively installed in February 1603. This speed of execution contradicts the writings of Roberto Longhi from the 1920s, who dated the first canvas to 1592 because of its style deemed coarser.