For this post i chose Caravaggios San Girolamo. I chose this piece because i actually really like Caravaggios paintings, and this one caught my eye because it seemed so intense and deep. It looks like this character is a saint judging by the advanced and detailed halo behind his head. The red cloth that he wears also seems to have some importance of who he is and what he is about. I am loving the fact that it is light on the side that he is working and very dark on the side of the skull. It seems to give a very haunting feeling that maybe death or something of the sort is watching his moves. I dont know exactly what this piece means, but i would say that he's trying to find or translate something important in these holy books and maybe time is running out for this old saint? Overall i like the dark vibe and feeling of his work here. : )
