Matthias Stomer (workshop of) (1600 - 1650) - Prophet Jeremiah Oil on canvas 75 x 62.5 cm The painting depicts the prophet Jeremiah in a half-length pose, caught in a meditative and recollected attitude, with his hands intertwined in the foreground and his head veiled by a large light-coloured drape that frames his face, emerging from a dark background; in the upper part one can read the inscription 'HIEREMIA', an identifying element consistent with the iconographic tradition of the 17th century. The work is part of the northern Caravaggesque vein widespread in Naples in the 1730s, characterised by strong luministic contrasts, grazing lighting "by night light", warm complexions and intense chiaroscuro effects that shape the volumes through concentrated and theatrical light. The quality of execution appears good, with a careful physiognomic rendering of the face marked by age, care in the definition of the gnarled hands and a full-bodied pictorial drafting in the illuminated areas. However, some simplifications in the tonal transitions, a lesser depth in the glazing and a certain uniformity of the background lead us to propose a prudential attribution to the workshop of Matthias Stomer rather than to the autograph hand, in relation to the prototype of the Prophet Jeremiah in the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte (inv. Q 1682), which came from the complex of Sant'Eframo Nuovo and entered the royal collections in the early 19th century. The work in question is therefore a replica or workshop variant derived from a known model by the master, probably made within the fourth decade of the 17th century in the Neapolitan area. Within frame.