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LEONARDO da Vinci: St Jerome

🖼 St Jerome, c. 1480
Oil on panel
103 × 75 cm
Vatican, Italy

Skeletal intensity and raw emotion dominate this unfinished study of an aging ascetic in wilderness, rendered through Leonardo's precise anatomical understanding. Jerome's penitence captures Renaissance fascination with human suffering and spiritual devotion, showcasing Leonardo's revolutionary approach to psychological depth.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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