Why it matters
Caravaggio painted Saint Jerome at work in Malta, where he arrived in 1607 after some months in Naples; he had left Rome after killing a man in a brawl.
Did you know?
- It dates from 1607 or 1608.
- It hangs in the Oratory of St John's Co-Cathedral.
- Caravaggio arrived in Malta on 12 July 1607.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saint Jerome Writing (Caravaggio, Valletta) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
