Source: Margo Glanz, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz; saberes y placeres. Toluca, México: Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, 1996, p. 94.
Portrait: "St. Jerome." Anonymous. Oil on canvas, 17th century. The style of this painting fits fully within the painting produced in Spain during the 17th century. In fact, it is almost certain that it was executed in Spain by a Spanish artist. Since painting was considered a protected educational and religious tool in the Spanish colonies, almost every painting in Spanish America was imported from Spain.
Question: What is this painting communicating? What makes it a baroque painting?