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Spirituality vs. St. Jerome by Caravaggio and Vision of the Thrones by Giotto

ence, are three works that show how religion can be seen through art.St. Jerome, by Caravaggio is a painting where the main figure, St. Jerome, is depicted as an old, scrawny, yet wise and holy man. C ... Caravaggio harnessed tenebrism and this is shown by the extreme contrast in light and shadow. This painting is a dark piece, easily seen by the dark shadows, the skull next to St. Jerome, and how St. ...

(3 pages) 2254 0 3.0 May/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity