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

Author	Klaus Weschenfelder
Title	Cranach 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 Publication	Regensburg
Year of Publication	2018

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Exhib. Cat. Munich 2011

146

No. WAF 187

Author	Martin Schawe
Editor	Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Title	Cranach in Bayern
Place of Publication	Munich
Year of Publication	2011

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St Jerome, about 1500 - 1599

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