Ultra HD Master (4 757 × 3 399 px)
Baroque
1605–1606
Saint Jerome Writing
Original title: San Girolamo scrivente
Caravaggio
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
112 cm × 157 cm
Date of Creation:
1605–1606
Scan Resolution:
4 757 × 3 399 px
Archive File Size:
3.6 MB
Permanent Collection:
Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy
Historical Narrative
An elderly Saint Jerome in a crimson drape reaches his quill across a table with a skull memento mori while translating the Bible into Latin.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"A supreme study of scholarly concentration and mortality, contrasting the aged saint's weathered flesh with bright directional lighting."
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