Sfântul Ieronim
1550
unspecified
From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
1550
unspecified
From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
A bearded man with a long white beard sits at a wooden table, holding a skull in one hand and a pair of crossed sticks in the other. The background glows with warm red and orange tones, while his face and hands stand out in golden light. A candle, a rolled-up paper, and a small jar sit nearby on the table. The skull and crossed sticks might hint at ideas about time or death—common themes in older art. The way light and shadow separate the man from the dark background is a trick artists used to make figures pop. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting effect works in other paintings.
