St. Jerome In The Wilderness
7:00 AMLeonardo da Vinci St.Jerome in the Wilderness, 1480 |
This painting had been separated into two pieces and Cardinal Fesch was said to have found the pieces and brought them back together before selling the work to Pope Pius IX. Now the unfinished da Vinci hangs comfortably in the Vatican. The dark cave and rather bare background highlights the isolated and lonely life of St. Jerome and his lion. Da Vinci's drapery around the body of St. Jerome accentuates the pure form of the human body that da Vinci studied. Even though this work may be unfinished, the work displays da Vinci's clear mastery of the human form and his wonderful ability to craft a dramatic scene.
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