1591
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness is a 1591 ink by Annibale Carracci, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows an old man sitting alone in a rocky desert. His long beard and wrinkled face look weathered. He’s wrapped in a loose cloth, holding a stone, with a lion curled beside him. The background is full of twisted trees and jagged rocks, all drawn with sharp, crisscrossed lines. The artist used a mix of etching and engraving to create the texture—you can see the fine lines and shading that make the scene look rough and uneven. The lion’s calm presence next to the man is a quiet detail that stands out. If you like this style, look up etching to see how artists use acid and metal plates to make prints.
Annibale Carracci ( kə-RAH-chee, UK also kə-RATCH-ee, Italian: ; November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome.
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