Saint Jerome Writing, also called Saint Jerome, is an oil painting by italian painter Caravaggio dated to 1605-1606. The painting is located in the Galleria Borghese in Rome.
The painting I am presenting is actually not the original painting but my Dad's oil still life and when you compare his to the original, they are very similar, not 100% but my dad has done an amazing job in painting from a photograph.
He was inspired to do the chose Jerome painting because we visited on holiday where it was displayed to the public and took home a post card in remembrance.
I personally think the choice to paint this difficult subject would be a challenge because my dad isn't good with drawing or painting portraits but it managed to do the face and body perfect and so realistic.
I am very proud and the fact he succeeded to painting the same level of high quality that the masters did.
When i was researching the Saints Landy chose and came across this painting i was so happy and shocked that my dad had painted it and now i am researching about the saint for my essay project.
Out of all my dads oil still life paintings, Saint Jerome is by far my favourite because of the detail, realism and accuracy of the face, arms, cloth, rich, vibrant colour and books.
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