I like this a lot. Its from 1475. Its St Jerome in his study, The - TopicsExpress



          

I like this a lot. Its from 1475. Its St Jerome in his study, The painter is Antonello_da_Messina. Look at the incredible level of detail of the landscape shown through the window. Throughout the painting symbols abound. The book St. Jerome is reading represents knowledge. The books surrounding him refer to his translation of the Bible into Latin, the Vulgate. The lion in the shadows to the right of the saint is from a story about St. Jerome pulling a thorn out of a lions paws. In gratitude, the lion follows St. Jerome around for the rest of his life. The peacock generally symbolizes immortality, and the partridge is an ambivalent reference to truth/ deceit.
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