Saint Jerome
1620
Meet Saint Jerome, the patron saint of translators, looking rather rugged in the wilderness with his trusty lion taking a nap at his feet. Painted by a young Anthony van Dyck around 1620, this Baroque masterpiece captures the saint in a moment of divine inspiration, guided by a cherubic angel offering him a quill. Van Dyck, who would later become the ultimate portraitist for English royalty, shows off his dramatic flair here with the bold red drapery and the muscular, weathered figure of the saint. It's a classic scene of scholarly devotion, proving that even holy men needed a little help from their angelic friends to get their writing done!
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