Collection / Apostles
St Matthew the Apostle
The tax collector Jesus called from his counting table, writing his Gospel with an angel at his side.
About this statue
Matthew, also called Levi, was a tax collector in Capernaum when Jesus said to him, “Follow me” (Matthew 9). The first Gospel is traditionally his. His feast falls on 21 September.
He rests a writing tablet against his knee, and the small angel at his side is the winged man that tradition gives to the Gospel of Matthew.
This is one of the twelve 11-foot apostles made for the facade of the Gunadala Matha Shrine, Vijayawada.
Materials, sizes and delivery
- Sizes
- From 3 feet upwards, made to order. Some designs start at 4 feet, so please ask us to confirm.
- Material
- Fibreglass (FRP), sculpted and painted by hand in our studio in Mangalore.
- Colours
- Any statue can be made in any colour, for indoors or outdoors: in a natural finish (in colour) or a stone finish (one colour, such as white or marble).
- Outdoors
- For gardens and grottos we suggest a stone finish. It is easier to look after, and stays fresh for longer through sun and monsoon.
- Ordering
- Every statue is made from scratch. We give a timeline with the quotation, and orders are taken first come, first served.
- Delivery
- Collect it from the studio, or we send it by road anywhere in India. Outside India, ask us about delivery.
