The Last Communion of Saint Jerome — Ludovico Carracci | DiscoverArt

Ludovico Carracci

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

1555–1619

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk; squared in red chalk

41.7 × 29.1 cm (16.4 × 11.5 in)

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