Mastercopy 'Matthew and the Angel' after Caravaggio / Oil on Linen / 82cm x 104cm / 2022 / CHF 13'000 (more info > bottom of the page)
Copy (detail) of “Saint Matthews” by Valentin de Boulogne / Charcoal & sanguine on paper / 55cm x 75cm / 2019 / SOLD
Guy with yellow t-shirt / oil on canvas / 40.5cm x 50.5cm / 2020
COMMISSION Mastercopy 'Madonna di Loreto' after Caravaggio / Oil on Linen / 76cm x 122cm / 2021
COMMISSION three siblings / oil on canvas / 80cm x 80cm / 2019
copy (detail) after Guercino / oil on canvas / 59cm x 39cm / 2019
Sacrifice of Mirtillo -After Niccolo Tournioli / pencil on paper / 17.5cm x 25.5cm / 2019
Dawn (from Michael Angelo) / charcoal on cotton paper / 48cm x 66cm / 2015
The resurrection of Lazarus -after Mattia Preti / pencil on paper / 25.5cm x 17.5cm / 2019
Toni, a portrait / oil on canvas / 50cm x 60cm / 2016
Niamh / charcoal on canson paper / 65 x 50 cm / 2016
Study 1 (hands) after Caravaggio’s Matthew and the angel / oil on linen / 40 x 30cm / 2024 / CHF 2'100
Study 2 (feet) after Caravaggio’s Matthew and the angel / oil on linen / 40 x 30cm / 2024/ CHF 2'100
COMMISSION mayoral portrait / oil on linen on board / 50cm x 63cm / 2026
Study 3 (wing) after Caravaggio’s Matthew and the angel / oil on linen / 30 x 40cm / 2024 / CHF 2'100
Study 4 (faces) after Caravaggio’s Matthew and the angel / oil on linen / 40 x 30cm / 2024 / CHF 2'100
Jess de Zilva with her 'Mastercopy' of the Caravaggio painting that doesn't exist any more. She created it using found images.
Caravaggio painted 'Saint Matthew and the Angel' (1602) as a commission for the Contarelli Chapel.
In 1945 it was destroyed in a fire in Berlin.
Now the painting is only known from black-and-white photographs (and enhanced colour reproductions).
The piece was rejected by the the church so Caravaggio painted another more glorifying picture 'The Inspiration of Saint Matthew' which remains in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome still today.
Jess' painting is painted in oils on linen and measures 105 cm x 80 cm
Interested in commissioning a painting?
If you are interested in commissioning a portrait and would like to know more about how that works please do get in touch. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. I also offer payment plans on some works so costs can be spread out over time.
To purchase a piece above please also contact me by email on jessdezilva@gmail.com