Saint Jerome as Scholar ca. 1610 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) Greek El Greco executed at least five paintings of Saint Jerome. In this version, from the last years of the painter's life, the saint is shown in the red vestments of a cardinal, seated before an open book, an attribute indicating his role as translator of the Bible from Greek into Latin in the fifth century. His gaunt features and long white beard refer to his familiar guise as a penitent, recalling his retreat to the Syrian desert. The painting is notable for the novel way in which the artist synthesized the two aspects of Saint Jerome, the scholarly and the ascetic. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #4785. Saint Jerome as Scholar Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Saint Jerome as Scholar. El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklio