Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

c. 1530

Niccolò Boldrini after Titian

Associated Names
Nicolò Boldrini

Artist, Italian, born c. 1510, active c. 1530 - c. 1570

Titian

Artist After, Venetian, 1488/1490 - 1576

The artwork depicts a woodland scene with trees, hills, lions, and a running watercourse. The detailed etching shows a dramatic sky with swirling clouds and fine lines capturing light and shadows. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of black and gray. Brushwork in the sky contrasts with bold strokes defining the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.2 x 53.1 cm (15 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.156.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 58

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(William H. Schab Inc., New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

2000

  • William H. Schab Inc. Master Prints of the 16th - 19th Centuries. New York, 2000: 2.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Der heil. Hieronymus (not deciphered) Titian, (not deciphered) Boldrini / Pass. VI pag. 235 No. 58 / (not deciphered)

Watermarks

anchor in circle with star (Briquet 484)

Wikidata ID

Q76349193

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