Saint Jerome in Penitence

c. 1500/1515

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
Italian 16th Century

Artist

The image shows a man from head to knees, kneeling on one knee. He has sharp facial features, a long, wavy beard, and long, wavy hair. He is wrapped in a draped garment, with his upper torso exposed, showing a muscular build. He wears a halo around his head. There is a lion partially visible near his feet, and he clasps his hands together close to his chest. The background includes a rocky landscape with sparse vegetation, a large building with towers in the distance, and clouds in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 21.4 x 17 cm (8 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1346

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 1, p.216, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Renaissance to Roccoco: A Loan Exhibition of Italian Engravings and Woodcuts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956, no cat.

1960

  • Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1960, no cat.

1989

  • Image and Word, Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD, 1989.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.188.

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64953554

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