St. Jerome in His Study

work by Antonello

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St. Jerome in His Study is an early work by the painter Antonello da Messina, created around 1460. This painting is notable for its blend of Flemish techniques and Italian realism, showcasing Antonello's skill in building form with color rather than just line and shade. The artwork depicts St. Jerome in a scholarly setting, demonstrating Antonello's characteristic attention to detail and spatial arrangement. This piece, along with others from his early period, already displayed the meticulous realism and psychological depth that would later influence Venetian painting.1

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1455) and St. Jerome in His Study (c. 1460), already show Antonello’s characteristic combination of Flemish technique and realism with typically Italian modeling of forms and clarity of spatial arrangement.
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