murillo saint jerome reading Dimensions (inches):63 x 55" and movement exist in perfect

and movement exist in perfect harmony

The fusion of styles presented in the canvas signifies the beginning of the French awakening to abstract art

and a flying violin amidst a grand feast

of which the most prominent is "Battle of Kearsarge and Alabama" (1864)

murillo saint jerome reading Dimensions (inches):63 x 55" and movement exist in perfectThe work depicts Saint Jerome, who in the 5th century was one of the world's greatest scholars of Hebrew, Latin, and Greek languages. He translated a significant portion of the Bible into Latin, commissioned by Pope Damasus I. Hence, the traditional way to represent this Saint is always writing or reading, another one of the most famous paintings on this theme is Saint Jerome Writing by Caravaggio.