Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

c. 1591

Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Annibale Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

Pietro Stefanoni

Publisher, Italian, 1557-c.1642

The image shows an old man seated outdoors. He is seen from the waist up, facing forward with a slight turn to the side. His right arm is extended and resting on a book. The man has a bald head with curly hair on the sides and a long beard. His expression is thoughtful, and he appears to be looking upward. He is covered in a cloth, and the setting is rustic with bushes and trees around him. Next to him are wooden crosses and a skull on the ground. The earth below has detailed etching lines. A halo is depicted behind his head.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 25.7 × 18.8 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.34.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, no. 13, State iii/iv (?)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1979

  • Bohlin, Diane DeGrazia. Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1979.

Inscriptions

recto: in late, at lower right: An. Caracci. fe.; in plate, along bottom edge: P. S. F.; verso: at bottom center in graphite in later hand: RG+

Markings

none

Watermarks

none?

Wikidata ID

Q65565350

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