Der heil. Evangelist Matthaeus (BM 1852,1009.371)

Madonna and Child with saints, after Annibale Carraci's so-called 'Madoona of St Matthew'; with the Virgin and Child enthroned at left, St Francis bowing before them and kissing Christ's foot, St Matthew standing on the left holding a tablet, his symbol the angel reclining at his feet, and the Baptist standing on the right and pointing at Christ. 1836
Lithograph on chine collé

The Evangelist St. Matthew is one of the four authors of the Gospels in the New Testament often depicted in Christian art with his symbol, the angel. St. Matthew is typically depicted as a bearded man, writing or holding a book, with an angel nearby. The angel symbolizes the divine inspiration that guided St. Matthew as he wrote his Gospel.