Art Analysis: Messina and the Renaissance
Saint Jerome in his Study by Antonello da Messina (about 1475) Background Antonello da Messina (late 1420-1479) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Messina, Sicily. He studied in Naples, known for its connection to the Netherlands which homed artists such as Jan van Eyck . Northern Renaissance art had a profound influence on Messina’s work, especially depicted in Saint Jerome in his Study , combining the fine detail and oil painting of the Northern Renaissance and realism of the Italian Renaissance that Messina is known for. ( National Gallery “ Antonello Da Messina ” ) Saint Jerome (mid 340-420) was an early Christian priest, scholar, and translator. His most notable work was translating the Bible from Greek into Latin. This translation is known as the Vulgate, and it is still used today. From this version, the Bible has been translated into hundreds of languages ( Britannica ). The first Bible printed by moveable type, the Gutenberg Bible, was this trans...