Saint Jerome, hermit, Father of the Church, and responsible for the translation of the Bible into Latin, (the Vulgate Bible) was a popular figure in Caravaggio's time, and the artist painted him at least eight times (only three survive). Whether this was from personal choice or at the request of patrons is unknown, but it gave Caravaggio the opportunity to explore the potential – from an artist's perspective – of aged and wrinkled flesh. Jerome is shown here contemplating one of his symbols, the skull, a reminder of the inevitability of death and the vanity of worldly things.
The painting is probably from the Giustiniani collection (the collection of Caravaggio's patron the banker Vincenzo Giustiniani and his brother the cardinal Benedetto). Benedetto built up a large collection of religious works by the artist, and a St Jerome of the same dimensions as this one is in the Giustiniani inventory of 1638.
Caravaggio biographer Peter Robb points out that the brooding, introverted mood of this painting is strikingly similar to that of John the Baptist, now in Kansas City at the Nelson Atkins Museum, painted at about the same time.
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December 18, 2023
saint, jerome, meditation, caravaggio, saint, jerome, meditation, 1605, painting, italian, baroque, master, caravaggio, museum, montserrat, next, monastery, santa, maria, montserrat, museu, monestir, santa, maria, saint, jerome, meditationitalian, girolamo, me. Saint Jerome in Meditation c 1605 is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio now in the Museum of Montserrat next to the Monastery of Santa Maria Montserrat Museu del Monestir de Santa Maria 1 Saint Jerome in MeditationItalian San Girolamo in meditazioneArtistCaravaggioYearc 1605MediumOil on canvasDimensions140 5 cm 101 5 cm 55 3 in 40 0 in LocationMuseum of Montserrat MontserratSaint Jerome hermit Father of the Church and responsible for the translation of the Bible into Latin the Vulgate Bible was a popular figure in Caravaggio s time and the artist painted him at least eight times only three survive Whether this was from personal choice or at the request of patrons is unknown but it gave Caravaggio the opportunity to explore the potential from an artist s perspective of aged and wrinkled flesh Jerome is shown here contemplating one of his symbols the skull a reminder of the inevitability of death and the vanity of worldly things The painting is probably from the Giustiniani collection the collection of Caravaggio s patron the banker Vincenzo Giustiniani and his brother the cardinal Benedetto Benedetto built up a large collection of religious works by the artist and a St Jerome of the same dimensions as this one is in the Giustiniani inventory of 1638 Caravaggio biographer Peter Robb points out that the brooding introverted mood of this painting is strikingly similar to that of John the Baptist now in Kansas City at the Nelson Atkins Museum painted at about the same time See also editList of paintings by CaravaggioReferences edit Museum of Montserrat The surprise of art Barcelona 2011 ISBN 978 84 9979 006 0External links edit nbsp Media related to Saint Jerome by Caravaggio Montserrat at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Jerome in Meditation Caravaggio amp oldid 1101587198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
