His letters truly are a treasure trove. The earliest ones are very sad as he is writing to friends who do not write to him. Later ones, where he is giving advise on the ascetic life, are much more cheerful.
the one thing you can say about Saint Jerome, consistently, across depictions, is that his face is always set at an extremely normal angle, and his head also held at a normal angle, just a face and head angled like any person's would
This is the kind of content I think of as "peak Lavery" and would envy if I didn't enjoy it so much.
His letters truly are a treasure trove. The earliest ones are very sad as he is writing to friends who do not write to him. Later ones, where he is giving advise on the ascetic life, are much more cheerful.
oh danny i heart you so much and so does my pet lion
The lion has the John Malkovich quality we’re all looking for in a ferocious beat.
we (your faithful masses) love this. More, please!
The Two Monks probably have _strong_ opinions about Saint Jerome.
ATE THIS UP!!!!!!
This is my kinda content! Kudos.
Cannot have too many grumpy old saints! Loved this post.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. You're so brilliant, Daniel!
I love my grumpy little old saints!
Thank you so much for putting this into the world
This was clever and funny....
the one thing you can say about Saint Jerome, consistently, across depictions, is that his face is always set at an extremely normal angle, and his head also held at a normal angle, just a face and head angled like any person's would