Andrea Orcagna (completed by Jacopo di Cione)
St. Matthew and Scenes from His Life
Circa 1367
Tempera on wood, 291 x 265 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Matthew stands in the center panel with his pen and the first chapter of this gospel. The panels on the side depict the call of Matthew and his mission to Ethiopia. See below for photographs and commentary on the four panels.
Above right, the eunuch (far right) has called Matthew to bring the King's son back to life. (See this episode in the Golden Legend. View this image in full resolution.)
Above right, King Hirtacus orders the assassination of St. Matthew "after the solemnities of the mass." Behind the altar is the eunuch who has been at Matthew's side through all this. (See this account in the Golden Legend. View this image in full resolution.)
Read more about images of St. Matthew.
Source of top photograph: this page at Wikimedia Commons.
The other photographs were taken at the Uffizi by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.