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Description: | This fine quality painting was probably produced in France around 1640-1660 by an artist inspired by Caravaggio and French painters such as Philippe de Champaigne and Simon Vouet. It shows St Jerome receiving a vision of the angel announcing the Last Judgement whilst working on his Latin translation of The Bible. The lion is a reference to another story when Jerome removed a thorn from its paw. The artist has combined all these different episodes from Jerome's life to emphasise his holiness. Jerome was important to the Catholic Church at this time as Protestants had rejected the Latin Bible. | Subjects: | religion (St Jerome); figure; animal (lion) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Champaigne, Phillippe de (French painter and draftsman, 1602-1674) Æ Attributed to circle of Attributed to manner of Dauphin, Charles (French painter, ca.1620-ca.1677) Previously attributed to Ribera, Jusepe de (Spanish painter and printmaker, baptized in 1591, died 1652, active in Italy) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8868... | Go to resource |
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