1531
oil
panel
From the collection of National Museum of Ancient Art
Saint Jerome is a 1531 oil by Jan Sanders van Hemessen, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting Jerome, held at National Museum of Ancient Art.
This painting depicts a man with a long white beard and hair, dressed in a white cloth wrapped around his waist. He is holding a skull in his left hand and a rock in his right, standing in a rocky landscape with a distant view of a village and mountains. The man's gaze is directed to the right, and his body is turned in the same direction. The painting features a mix of earthy tones, with the man's skin and the rocky landscape rendered in shades of brown and beige. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and volume in the painting, drawing the viewer's eye to the central figure. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this work, you might want to look up Jan Sanders van Hemessen.
Jan Sanders van Hemessen (c. 1500 – c. 1566) was a leading Flemish Renaissance painter, belonging to the group of Italianizing Flemish painters called the Romanists, who were influenced by Italian Renaissance painting.…
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