St. Jerome
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 15.3 × 10.5 cm (6 1/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate: 16.5 × 11.4 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/2 in.); Sheet: 20 × 15.7 cm (7 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
44591
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Fragonard traveled a great deal during his career, and always took the opportunity to copy images from the paintings and sculptures he saw. This etching shows the influence of the Baroque artist Johann Lys. The fine network of lines used by Fragonard, however, reflects his own exquisite drawing style rather than the blustery brushstrokes found in oil paintings such as Lys' s.
About the Artist
Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1732–1806
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. Born in Grasse, he moved to Paris where he trained under Jean-Baptiste Chardin and François Boucher, winning the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1752. After studying in Italy alongside Hubert Robert, Fragonard returned to Paris in 1761 to fi...