How does The Last Communion of Saint Jerome (Domenichino) elucidate its Subject matter?
The main subject of this painting is St. Jerome, who is the thin central figure depicted kneeling with the red cloth. St. Jerome (c. 347–420) is a Christian Latin scholar, translator, and priest. He was considered a doctor of the church, a saint whose doctrinal writings had special authority. One of his accomplishments is translating the Bible into Latin. From 382 to 385, he was a secretary for Pope Damasus I in Rome.Domenichino's painting shares its subject with an earlier painting by Sandro Botticelli, in which Botticelli depicted a scene from the pseudepigraphical letter of Eusebius to Damasus.: 303–304
Domenichino Bible St. Jerome Pope Damasus I doctor of the church Sandro Botticelli Latin Rome saint Jerome earlier painting Christian priest