Saint Jerome penitent

Typical work by the Genoese master active in Venice, among the main interpreters of 17th-century naturalism of Caravaggio’s matrix. The figure of the saint, wrapped in the red cloth and caught in meditation before the book and skull, reveals the dramatic force and intensely emotional realism that characterize Langetti’s production.

Technique and medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 98 X 86 cm
Conservation status: Excellent

Reference bibliography:
Marina Stefani Mantovanelli, Giovan Battista Langetti. The Prince of the Tenebrous. Soncino Editions (CR), 2011.

M. V. Terzagni, Giovanni Battista Langetti. Un pittore caravvagesco tra Genova e Venezia, Milan, 1992.