DOLCI, Carlo
(b. 1616, Firenze, d. 1687, Firenze)

Saint Jerome in Prayer

1655
Oil on panel, 43 x 54 cm
Private collection

In his first artistic period Dolci was a popular portraitist. However, in the 1650s, he began to focus increasingly on religious works that served a didactic purpose. St Jerome in Prayer, dated 1655, reveals the fervid religious sentiment that became his guiding force during this decade and continued to prevail throughout his career.