St Jerome

St Jerome

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

Medium

Painting on limewood (Tilia sp.)

[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

The painting depicts the saint, who as a scholar in ancient Rome translated christian texts from Hebrew into Latin. Here he is shown as a penitent hermit. He beats his chest with a stone as penance.

Attribution
Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Follower of Lucas Cranach the Elder

'Schule'
[Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Production date
about 1500 - 1599

Production date

about 1500 - 1599

"16. Jahrhundert"
[Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011, 146, No. WAF187]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 38 x 28 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 38 x 28 cm

  • [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Signature / Dating

None

Owner
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Repository
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
Location
Munich
CDA ID
DE_BStGS_WAF187
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_BStGS_WAF187/

Provenance

  • 1828 acquired from the Oettingen-Wallerstein Collection
    [Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, revised 2010]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Cat. Coburg 2018 66, fn. 6 under no. 9
AuthorKlaus Weschenfelder
TitleCranach in Coburg. Gemälde von Lucas Cranach d.Ä., Lucas Cranach d.J., der Werkstatt und des Umkreises in den Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg
Place of PublicationRegensburg
Year of Publication2018
Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011 146 No. WAF 187
AuthorMartin Schawe
EditorBayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
TitleCranach in Bayern
Place of PublicationMunich
Year of Publication2011
  • St Jerome, about 1500 - 1599

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