Caravaggesque school (XVII) - Saint Jerome

Caravaggio-esque school (XVII) - Saint Jerome.

47 x 73 cm.

Old oil painting on canvas, unframed.

The painting depicts Saint Jerome reclining, wrapped in a flowing red cloak, in a moment of exhaustion or meditation. Beside him appear his traditional attributes: the skull, a symbol of vanitas and meditation on death, and the open book, a reference to his work as a translator of the Scriptures. On the right, two cherubs observe the scene, while in the left background, a lion, the saint's iconographic companion, can be glimpsed. The compositional structure, with the figure in pronounced foreshortening and the strong contrast between the illuminated flesh and the dark background, reveals a clear influence on Caravaggio's influence, influenced by the Emilian or Roman tradition of the 17th century.

Condition report: Lined canvas. The painted surface is in good condition, with signs of aging and wear.


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