Saint Jerome in Penitence
Master of the Lille Adoration (Netherlandish, active about 1520–40)
1525–30
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About this work
Saint Jerome, known for translating the Bible into Latin, was a popular subject for paintings in the Renaissance, a period of renewed interest in secular and religious learning. Artists typically depicted him as a scholar in his study or as an ascetic in the wilderness, but this portrait-like image combines both themes. The books before him on the desk suggest his learned character, while the crucifix and skull he contemplates as he beats his breast with a rock evoke his hermetic activities. The saint displays the nervous, exaggerated gestures often found in work by this artist, known as the Master of the Lille Adoration.
- Artist
- Master of the Lille Adoration (Netherlandish, active about 1520–40)
- Date
- 1525–30
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Style
- 16th Century
- Collection
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Reference
- 2016.435 · Art Institute of Chicago