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St. Jerome

Cristoforo Storer1643/1643

Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese

Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese
Piacenza , Italy

An angel interrupts the Saint while he is writing. Behind him, on the right, the head of a lion stands out in the half-light and represents the fortitude of the Doctors of the Church; the animal is also the protagonist of the episode in which St. Jerome extracts a thorn from the paw of a ferocious lion. The red hat on the right symbolizes the cardinal range.

Details

  • Title: St. Jerome
  • Creator: Cristoforo Storer
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date: 1643/1643
  • Location: Italia
  • Physical Dimensions: w116,5 x h170 cm
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: http://www.palazzofarnese.piacenza.it/altre-info/foto-e-video-al-museo
  • Medium: oil on canvas

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