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Description: | This painting closely relates to an engraving made by Goltzius in 1596 of Jacopo Palma's composition showing the early Christian saint and Father of the Church, St Jerome. Other versions have previously been related to the engraving, but none fits it as closely as the Harewood example. Palma was an extremely prolific artist working in Venice during the Counter Reformation. In this period, religious subjects that stressed the Catholic faith were very popular. Issues central to St Jerome's study and teaching, such as the establishment of an authorised Bible text, known as the Vulgate, and his support for monasticism, were particularly important to the defence of Catholicism. | Subjects: | religion (St Jerome) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Palma, Jacopo, il giovane (Italian painter, ca. 1548 - 1628) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8690... | Go to resource |
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