cma-european-art: Saint Jerome, Jusepe de Ribera , c. 1638-1640, Cleveland Museum of Art: European P
cma-european-art: Saint Jerome, Jusepe de Ribera , c. 1638-1640, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and SculptureSaint Jerome (about ad 347–420) translated biblical texts into Latin. Although he sometimes appears as a scholar in his study, Ribera represents him here as a penitent who withdrew to the desert, beating his chest with a stone to emulate Christ’s suffering and contemplating a skull symbolizing human vanity. Working in Naples, Ribera enthusiastically adapted Caravaggio’s characteristic use of light and dark and naturalistic models.Size: Framed: 150 x 121.5 x 9 cm (59 1/16 x 47 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 129 x 100.3 cm (50 13/16 x 39 ½ in.)Medium: oil on canvashttps://clevelandart.org/art/1961.219 -- source link
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