Image: Saint Jerome (about 1490-1500), oil on panel by Lazzaro di Jacopo Bastiani also called Sebastiani (Italian, 1425-30?-–1512). The James Philip Gray Collection, 67.01.

fearlessness in both his voluminous writings and sermons was the source of the symbolism. View Bastiani’s work in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.

fasting, as seen in this painting. Pictured behind the saint is a lion, Jerome’s symbol. As the story goes, the lion stayed with Jerome after he had removed a thorn from the animal’s paw. While lions typically represent power and authority, it seems more likely that Jerome’s. .

he became a master of both Greek and Latin and was a skilled orator. However, it was not until the age of 18 that Jerome turned to the Christian faith. A vision of Christ caused Jerome to travel to Chalcis in the Syrian desert. He lived as a hermit for four years, praying and. .

training in Padua. Bastiani’s later paintings show an interest in depicting space in rigorous perspective, as seen in this work. The subject of this painting, Saint Jerome (born in 342 CE) is considered the most learned of the Fathers of the Western Church. Educated in Rome. .

From the Collections #AtTheMuseums: Saint Jerome by Lazzaro di Jacopo Bastiani (also called Sebastiani). Little is known about the life of artist Lazzaro Bastiani. Though first documented in 1449 as a painter in a workshop in Venice, Bastiani may have received his early.

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Image: Smile! (2016) by Artyom Krivosheev (Russian). Marsh Frog, Lipetsk Oblast Region, Russian Federation.

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exhibition by @ComedyWildlife, in association with Terra Esplêndida. Open through January 4, 2026:

We’re ending #WildForWildlifeMonth highlights with a “Smile!” and a reminder that in order to preserve these comedic moments of nature we must dedicate ourselves to conservation efforts across the globe!. Find this photo and more in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

On Tuesday, August 5, design your own cover art and learn about the tools, materials, and techniques necessary to create your own book. Make three books and start filling them with observations from the galleries #AtTheMuseums! For ages 7-14, register now:.

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@museoarteponce Place: Works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce” celebrate artists throughout Latin America, delving into landscape and explorations of the unconscious mind. Both exhibitions will be on view in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts from. .

Coming up #AtTheMuseums: Works from the @museoarteponce!. Opening September 5—the day of our #LatinoArtsFestival and just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month—“Legacies of Surrealism: Works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce” and “Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of.

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The Comedy Wildlife Awards support and donate 10% of their total net revenue to the Whitley Fund for Nature, a UK charity that supports conservation leaders working across the Global South. Image: Squirrel Wishes (2019) by Geert Weggen (Swedish). Eurasian Red Squirrel, Sweden.