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Hendrick Van Bolen I and Jan Brueghel the Elder, “A Bacchanal,” All paintings from the collection of the Speed Art Museum.
Dutch Masters Carl Mellor travels to Utica’s Munson-Williams-Proctor to take in an impressive show of European paintings.
H
endrick van Somer’s painting of Saint Jerome depicts him as old and gaunt, for a moment glancing away from the manuscript in front of him. With quill in hand, he spent years translating the Hebrew Bible into Latin. The painting places him in an isolated location, perhaps a cave on the edge of a desert. A contrast between shadow and light invigorates the painting and highlights Saint Jerome.
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