499538 St. Jerome, c.1638-1640 (oil on canvas) by Ribera, Jusepe de (c.1590-1652); 150x121.5 (framed) 129x100.3 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Saint Jerome (about ad 347??20) translated biblical texts into Latin. Although he sometimes appears as a scholar in his study, Ribera represents him here as a penitent who withdrew to the desert, beating his chest with a stone to emulate Christ??? suffering and contemplating a skull symbolizing human vanity. Working in Naples, Ribera enthusiastically adapted Caravaggio??? characteristic use of light and dark and naturalistic models. ); Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund; Spanish, out of copyright.