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Nan Ino Herbert Cooper, 10th baroness Lucas

Lucas, Nan Ino Herbert Cooper, 10th baroness

British, 1880 - 1958

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A sinewy older man, his pale skin mostly exposed, sits on a stone low to the ground facing a table on our right in the center of this vertical painting. His gray hair is cropped short, and he has a graying, long beard. He faces our right in profile, and has a hooked nose, deep-set eyes, and the eyebrow we can see is bushy. The man's bare chest has a red wound flecked with darker red gashes. A smooth and shiny, rose-pink cloth drapes across his thighs and falls around his bare knees, its soft folds highlighted in white. A translucent white undergarment peeks out from beneath it. In the man’s left hand, farther from us, he holds the bottom of a wooden cross against the pages of an open book, which is propped up on a skull on a wooden table. The crucifix is as tall as the book. An hourglass sits on the corner of the table just beyond that hand. He clutches a palm-sized stone in his right arm, which is slightly bent and held down by his side. His legs are bent and cramped under his body as he sits on the low stone. A small lion lies in the shadows under the table. To our left and directly behind the man looms a brown, rocky arch with two wooden slats, like a fence, across its opening. Another rocky formation fills the space through the archway, leaving a sliver of blue sky while juniper-green bushes grow around its edges. To our right, a rolling wilderness stretches away to the horizon, with soft foliage of kelly green giving way to steep hills in soft blues. Hazy white squares suggest a cluster of buildings on the distant hillside. Pale gray and white clouds float across a sky that deepens from pale pink along the horizon to vivid blue along the top edge.
Veronese, Benedetto Caliari, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1575/1585, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1961.9.47

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Veronese, Benedetto Caliari · c. 1575/1585 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1961.9.47

The image shows a seated individual in a frontal view, with their body captured from the waist up. The person is positioned with their arms resting casually, and their gaze is directed forward. Their facial features are finely detailed, with a composed expression, and they have medium-length hair partly hidden beneath a large, wide-brimmed hat. The hat's shadow creates a distinct outline on their face. They are wearing a coat or cloak, buttoned down the front, over a collared garment. This attire is characterized by folds and textures suggesting a dense fabric. The background of the image is a simple, shaded area with no additional elements or scenery.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Clement de Jonghe, 1651, etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper, Gift of R. Horace Gallatin, 1949.1.43

Clement de Jonghe

Rembrandt van Rijn · 1651 · etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1949.1.43

The image shows a man sitting in a high-backed chair. He is holding a scroll and has a small hat on his head. The man wears a dark robe with a light inner layer at the neck, and there are objects on a table beside him. The background is a simple, lightly sketched surface.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Lutma, 1656, etching and drypoint on laid paper, Gift of R. Horace Gallatin, 1949.1.42

Jan Lutma

Rembrandt van Rijn · 1656 · etching and drypoint on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1949.1.42