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Meditation of St. Jerome
Benvenuto Tisicirca 1520-25
New Orleans Museum of Art
New Orleans, United States
One of the four Latin Fathers of the Church, Jerome is a popular figure in art with a variety of attributes. The manuscripts refer to his great scholarly contribution to the Church, his Latin translation of the Bible. His life as a hermit is indicated by the cave. The lion illustrates the legend that Jerome pulled a thorn from the paw of a lion who thereafter was his devoted companion.
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Details
- Title: Meditation of St. Jerome
- Creator: Tisi, Benvenuto (called Il Garofalo)
- Date Created: circa 1520-25
- Location Created: Italy: Ferrara
- Physical Dimensions: 20 1/4 x 23 3/4 in (51.44 x 60.33 cm)
- Provenance: The Samuel H. Kress Collection, accession number: 61.78
- Type: painting
- Medium: Tempera on panel
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