Detail from St Jerome, 1511, by Joos van Cleve adapted from Albrecht Durer's innovative composition of the same subject. St. Jerome, translated Greek and Hebrew biblical texts into the standard Latin versions that eventually formed the Vulgate, the principal Latin version of the Bible. The skull represents the seat of thought, and also symbolized spiritual perfection and mortality. Death of the physical body (symbolized by the skull) enabled one to be reborn at a higher level at which the spirit could rule. The finger pointing at the skull was a motif adopted by many contemporary and later painters. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Parker, David |
Bildgröße: | 4822 px × 7232 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
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