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Saint Jerome
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About this work
Religious scenes are unusual during a century more interested in carefree themes. The prosperous bourgeoisie demanded works with decorative appeal for their homes-pictures of readily comprehensible subjects based on popular literature or theater and rendered with a light, colorful palette.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSaint Jerome, 1763–64. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), after Johann Liss (German, c. 1597–1631). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1974.266
