Some defining features of Baroque art are dramatic everything, high contrast, emotional endeavors, and complexity. They present in Caravaggio's Calling of St. Matthew in the highly contrasted background between the warmer yellow and very dark shadows. The scene depiction as a whole is overly complex and even features Christ. We say it is complex, busy even, because the group is doing a lot, we do not see Christ in his entirety, he looks rather wealthy. The Baroque period is often associated with change, Caravaggio's work does this through a sort of protest. He wanted to show that churches were too rich; this is why he showed Christ so wealthy. He also portrays Christ in a perfect way through idealism. His hand is perfect. This implied line
