Saint Jerome in Penitence before a Rustic Church

c. 1505/1510

North Italian (Veneto) 16th Century

Associated Names
North Italian (Veneto) 16th Century

Artist

The sculpture depicts a bearded man standing next to a lion. The man is semi-nude with a cloth around his waist. The scene includes architectural and natural elements, giving depth to the scene. The sculpture is made of a dark material, likely bronze, with intricate textures on the figures and background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.9 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.) gross weight: 830 gr

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.134

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); purchased 1944 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • Exhibition of Architecture in Early Renaissance Pictures, Allen Memorial Art Gallery, Oberlin, Ohio, 1955, no. 4, repro. [catalogue in the museum's Bulletin, Winter 1955: 68-81].

1984

  • Joseph Ternbach: Conservator - Collector, The Queens Museum, Flushing, New York, 1984-1985, no. 61.

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. Vol.II, 10.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 141, repro. 58, as Attributed to Donatello.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 319.

2011

  • Rossi, Francesco. La collezione Mario Scaglia: placchette. 3 vols. Bergamo, 2011: 1:110, under Prototipo, M.2, as by Bartolomeo Bellano.

Wikidata ID

Q63809946

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