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A rt S tory Fine Art 17th CENTURY ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL ON CANVAS " PORTRAIT STUDY OF SAINT JEROME IN MEDITATION " Old painting from the 17th century in the entourage of Mattia PRETI (1613-1699) is an Italian painter of the Neapolitan school, who was also very active in Malta. This painter, was extremely famous in his time. He was born in the small town of Taverna in Calabria, hence his nickname " il Cavaliere Calabre se". Note : Saint Jerome lived between the 4th and the 5th century. Our painting represents him according to the iconography of the hermit in the desert, naked, his gaze turned to God. Title: " Saint Jerome in meditation " Provenance: Private french collection Material : Oil on canvas relined on canvas Size painting : 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches unframed Condition: S ome lack of pictorial layers, scratches, s ee photos