Artwork
Saint Jerome
Saint Jerome is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Jean Jacques II Lagrenée. It dates from 1762 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Created in 1762 by Jean Jacques II Lagrenée, 'Saint Jerome' is a print made using the etching technique on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts Saint Jerome in a contemplative pose, seated at a desk illuminated by a single candle, surrounded by old books and a skull, evoking a sense of scholarly devotion and mortality.
Technique & Style
The artist achieved a textured, high-contrast effect by scratching lines into a metal plate, inking it, and then pressing the paper, resulting in a rough, grainy quality, particularly visible in the darkest areas.
Context
The etching technique and style employed by Lagrenée show an affinity with the work of Rembrandt, a Dutch master known for his expressive use of etching.
Artist & collection
Saint Jerome
Saint Jerome
Saint Jerome
Saint Jerome
Saint Jerome Reading
Saint Jerome
Saint Jerome Reading
Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
John the Baptist and the Lamb
Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
Oriental with Beard, Reading a Book