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\n\tSaint Jerome is shown in his grotto in the Holy Land, where he settled after several years living as a hermit in the Syrian desert. Allori presents him in a state of penance, gazing intently at a crucifix and holding a stone to beat his chest. The monster lurking beneath his table is Satan, who tempted the saint. The crumpled garments, inkpot, quill, and books recall Jerome’s status as a cleric and translator of the commonly used Vulgate Bible, while the skull\n\n\tand masks suggest the transience of human existence. Despite the painting’s message of humility, Allori proudly signed the work in Latin on the rock at\n\t\n\tthe bottom right: “AD 1606 Alexander Bronzinus Allorius, a Florentine Citizen: while he painted he could not draw better.”\n

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