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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The dramatic figure of Saint Jerome is depicted here kneeling in the foreground with a lion above, in a rocky landscape with sunset sky by Decamps, an accomplished painter, particularly known for his genre and oriental scenes. The Bible and the lion, both attributes usually associated with St Jerome, the hermit scholar who translated Hebrew and Greek manuscripts into Latin, are used carefully in this work. Decamps was known for his dramatic compositions and typically French style of painting, characterised by bold contrasts of colour. The kneeling figure of St Jerome resembles that in Decamps' earlier picture of 1838, Joseph sold by his Brethren (Wallace Collection, London). | Subjects: | religion (St Jerome) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Decamps, Alexandre-Gabriel (French painter and printmaker, 1803-1860) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8823... | Go to resource |
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