Der heilige Hieronymus
1621
Jusepe de Ribera, a Spanish master working in Italy known as 'Lo Spagnoletto' (The Little Spaniard), captures a moment of divine terror in this 1621 etching. Saint Jerome, depicted with striking emaciation, recoils as an angel blasts a trumpet from the heavens, signaling the Last Judgment. Ribera uses intense cross-hatching to create deep, dramatic shadows, mimicking the tenebrist style of his famous Baroque oil paintings. You can spot the saint's traditional attributes: the loyal lion resting near open books, and a skull serving as a memento mori. It’s a powerful example of Baroque intensity, proving Ribera could convey raw emotion and texture even in black and white.
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