Anthony van Dyck, “St. Jerome in the Wilderness,” ca. 1617-1621 (photo: Public Domain) Kelly Marcum Blogs September 30, 2023. Is there anything more comforting than a notably flawed saint?

St. Jerome was born in Dalmatia around 340-342 AD. Having grown up a wealthy pagan, Jerome visited Rome at about 20 and was converted and baptized.

Great depictions of Jerome abound, especially in this anniversary year of Leonardo da Vinci’s 1519 death. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting a one-work exhibition of Leonardo’s “St ...

To mark 500 years since da Vinci’s death, the Met will exhibit his unfinished painting ‘Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness,’ offering the only glimpse we have into how the art… ...

Saint Jerome, the priest, monk and Doctor of the Church renowned for his extraordinary depth of learning and translations of the Bible into Latin in the Vulgate, will be celebrated by the Church ...

Leonardo da Vinci's St. Jerome is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the artist's death.

Leonardo da Vinci’s Saint Jerome July 15 through Oct. 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan; 212-535-7710, metmuseum.org . Holland Cotter is the co-chief art critic.

Standing in front of ‘The Vision of Saint Jerome’ is like slipping down a water slide. The most important painting by sixteenth century Italian maestro Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, aka ...